This year ICLR had more papers than every previous year combined. How is a new PhD* to stand out in such an over-crowded field, not least one saturated with extravagant claims and dominated by industry orgs with unlimited budgets?

The only chance to stand out these days is to go viral.

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* The first author listed is a first-year Phd according to their X profile: https://x.com/rikiyatakehi/status/2117313742891327994.