"These major methodological differences unfortunately invalidate Cheng et al.’s comparisons with and conclusions about our method. If Cheng et al. had reached out to the corresponding authors of the Nature paper[8], we would have gladly helped them to correct these issues prior to publication[9].
[8] Prior to publication of Cheng et al., our last correspondence with any of its authors was in August of 2022 when we reached out to share our new contact information.
[9] In contrast, prior to publishing in Nature, we corresponded extensively with Andrew Kahng, senior author of Cheng et al. and of the prior state of the art (RePlAce), to ensure that we were using the appropriate settings for RePlAce."
That is misleading. The first two authors left Google in August 2022 under unclear circumstances. The code and data were owned by Google, that's probably why Kahng continued discussibg code and data with his Google contacts. He received clear answers from several Google employees, so if they were at fault, Google should apologize rather than blame Cheng and Kahng.
wholehog|1 year ago
[8] Prior to publication of Cheng et al., our last correspondence with any of its authors was in August of 2022 when we reached out to share our new contact information.
[9] In contrast, prior to publishing in Nature, we corresponded extensively with Andrew Kahng, senior author of Cheng et al. and of the prior state of the art (RePlAce), to ensure that we were using the appropriate settings for RePlAce."
dogleg77|1 year ago