Got desk rejected at TMLR with no idea why [D]

Explain Like I'm Normal

An undergraduate researcher's rigorous paper was desk-rejected by the Transactions on Machine Learning Research (TMLR) journal in just two days without any feedback. This highlights the growing frustration in the AI research community regarding the 'black box' nature of academic publishing and high-volume review cycles. The incident serves as a reality check for students trying to build portfolios in an increasingly saturated field.