On February 2, 2026, registration opened for partners and attendees of the 43rd International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), taking place in Seoul this July. This is a key trend indicator: the 2026 research focus is shifting from transformer scaling to energy efficiency and post-transformer architectures.
Choosing South Korea as the venue highlights Asia's growing role in fundamental AI science. A record number of papers on "physical AI" and robotics is expected.
Source: ICMLScienceICMLResearchSeoulConference