One understated factor is mental health. Academics are incredibly competitive. I've seen multiple people torn apart for years after, when they didn't get an award but others (comparable or less qualified) did. Silly? Yes. Real? Also yes. A broader problem in academia. 6/n
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Award Bias and Rich-Get-Richer Dynamics in Selection
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Suppose X and Y are considered for a prestigious award. They're comparable, but for whatever (arbitrary) reason, X gets it. Now if they're compared again, X is clearly "better," but for no good original reason. And then rich get richer. 4/n
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AI Inequity Compounds Career Outcomes Jobs Grants
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You can imagine how this compounds over a career, and the type of inequitable outcomes it leads to. Things that actually tangibly matter, like jobs, grants, etc. 5/n
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Awards Bias: Why Selection Processes Harm Great People
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In other cases, the truth is that there's more really great people than awards. So selections end up being arbitrary, superficial, political, or biased. Yet people only see the outcomes: awarded, or not awarded. This is where the harms creep in. 3/n
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Celebrating arXiv Paper Publications: Key Milestones
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My personal fave is celebratory tweets upon arXiv posting. You have something you've spent a lot of time working on, you're excited about, and it's finally your chance to share it with the world, something to show. Other milestones in the life of a paper are less important to me https://
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ICML Paper Submission Guidelines Reminder for Researchers
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Anonymous poll: Did you submit to ICML? Did you read these paper guidelines? https://
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ICML 2023 Conference Closes Thousands of Research Papers
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That's the sound of ten thousand Overleaf tabs being closed, all at once. #ICML2023
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Awards Impact on Computer Science Community: Beneficial or Harmful?
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Do you think awards in the computer science community do more harm or good?
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ICML Conference Requests Page Numbers in Paper Template
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A humble request for @icmlconf to PLEASE add page numbers to the template, in any way possible. CC 1/2 publication chairs @j_m_scarlett https://
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Canadian ML Lab Closure Impacts AI Ecosystem
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This is really sad to hear. This lab was a powerhouse and this is a huge loss for the Canadian ML ecosystem. https://
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