The GradientNov 6, 2022

It appears that this instance is taking off! With that in mind, do folks have any suggestions as to governance or administration?

We are happy to run Sigmoid Social just as we have been running The Gradient for 4 years now, as a space for the AI community to communicate, share insights, and more.

But we are also open to not having total control!

Show threadMark RiedlNov 6, 2022
@thegradient @anamarasovic I’m interested in making sure that this instance can support the visibility of early-career scientists. I think people should be encouraged to share their papers with short threads—call them Tootorials—I was intending to make that suggestion Monday and try to kick it off.
Show threadLeshem ChoshenNov 7, 2022

@Riedl @thegradient @anamarasovic cool, only whos to say whats early career? Ba ma industry phd post young prof? Just make it a type like new papers, or paper summaries

(Admittedly, I have some stakes here... I understood that when I, a nobody, write about a Stanford paper it suddenly gets traction, but not about a more exciting Tsinghua one. Since then I am writing about papers I read, regardless of their fame hoping to highlight what's interesting not hype. )

Show threadMark Riedl
@LChoshen @thegradient @anamarasovic Anyone who says they are? The issue is that everyone will learn about the newest work of <insert prominent researcher at big university or lab>. There needs to be a means for others to gain visibility. So really, everyone should write about their papers all the time, and we should all keep an eye on the local feed.
Nov 7, 2022 at 3:53amWeb
Show threadLeon Derczynski 🍂🌲Nov 7, 2022
@Riedl @LChoshen @thegradient @anamarasovic I even find that not all our students are aware that faculty are actually Doing Real Research - presenting our own new stuff can work great for engagement