The ML Collective Open Collaboration
Social @ ICLR 2024
Brought to you by
Rosanne Liu, Rahim Entezari, Raman Dutt, Olga Saukh, Muhtasham Oblokulov
What is ML Collective
A distributed, hybrid community
A discord
(of 6000+)
An email group
(of 3000+)
A paper reading group (of 7 years!)
A “lab” where people meet, mentor, write, submit, peer-review, present…
A social space!
Who is ML Collective for
Anyone in need of a research lab.
those who doesn’t have a lab
those who doesn’t feel supported by their existing lab
(unaffiliated, independent, not working in a research role, retired, pre-college…)
(culturally, financially, …)
Today’s Social: Structure
Icebreaker
Open-Mic
“Success Stories”
Open-Mic
“Horror Stories”
Group Exercise
“What now?”
12:45 - 1:15 (30m)
1:15 - 1:35 (20m)
1:35 - 1:55 (20m)
1:55 - 2:15 (20m)
Goal: talk to >0 person you haven't met!
You will be randomly matched in groups of 2-3 to answer a prompt question.
Ever had a great experience and success collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
Ever had a horrible or unsatisfying experience collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
After story sharing, we will do a group exercise where we each write down tips and best practices that nurture good collaborations.
Then we observe what key themes emerge and we can take home with.
Icebreaker Questions
Currently: Icebreaker
Q1
What inspired you to enter the field of AI research, and what continues to motivate you today?
Icebreaker
Open-Mic
“Success Stories”
Open-Mic
“Horror Stories”
Group Exercise
“What now?”
12:45 - 1:15 (30m)
1:15 - 1:35 (20m)
1:35 - 1:55 (20m)
1:55 - 2:15 (20m)
Goal: talk to >0 person you haven't met!
You will be randomly matched in groups of 2-3 to answer a prompt question.
Ever had a great experience and success collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
Ever had a horrible or unsatisfying experience collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
After story sharing, we will do a group exercise where we each write down tips and best practices that nurture good collaborations.
Then we observe what key themes emerge and we can take home with.
Currently: Icebreaker
Q2
What is one area of AI research you believe is currently underexplored and holds great potential for future developments?
Icebreaker
Open-Mic
“Success Stories”
Open-Mic
“Horror Stories”
Group Exercise
“What now?”
12:45 - 1:15 (30m)
1:15 - 1:35 (20m)
1:35 - 1:55 (20m)
1:55 - 2:15 (20m)
Goal: talk to >0 person you haven't met!
You will be randomly matched in groups of 2-3 to answer a prompt question.
Ever had a great experience and success collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
Ever had a horrible or unsatisfying experience collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
After story sharing, we will do a group exercise where we each write down tips and best practices that nurture good collaborations.
Then we observe what key themes emerge and we can take home with.
Currently: Icebreaker
Q3
If you could collaborate with any researcher or pioneer in AI, who would it be and why?
Icebreaker
Open-Mic
“Success Stories”
Open-Mic
“Horror Stories”
Group Exercise
“What now?”
12:45 - 1:15 (30m)
1:15 - 1:35 (20m)
1:35 - 1:55 (20m)
1:55 - 2:15 (20m)
Goal: talk to >0 person you haven't met!
You will be randomly matched in groups of 2-3 to answer a prompt question.
Ever had a great experience and success collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
Ever had a horrible or unsatisfying experience collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
After story sharing, we will do a group exercise where we each write down tips and best practices that nurture good collaborations.
Then we observe what key themes emerge and we can take home with.
Currently: Icebreaker
Q4
What's one recent AI paper or project that excited you, and what did you find compelling about it?
Icebreaker
Open-Mic
“Success Stories”
Open-Mic
“Horror Stories”
Group Exercise
“What now?”
12:45 - 1:15 (30m)
1:15 - 1:35 (20m)
1:35 - 1:55 (20m)
1:55 - 2:15 (20m)
Goal: talk to >0 person you haven't met!
You will be randomly matched in groups of 2-3 to answer a prompt question.
Ever had a great experience and success collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
Ever had a horrible or unsatisfying experience collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
After story sharing, we will do a group exercise where we each write down tips and best practices that nurture good collaborations.
Then we observe what key themes emerge and we can take home with.
Currently: Icebreaker
Q5
Outside of AI, what hobbies or interests do you enjoy that help you unwind or think creatively?
Icebreaker
Open-Mic
“Success Stories”
Open-Mic
“Horror Stories”
Group Exercise
“What now?”
12:45 - 1:15 (30m)
1:15 - 1:35 (20m)
1:35 - 1:55 (20m)
1:55 - 2:15 (20m)
Goal: talk to >0 person you haven't met!
You will be randomly matched in groups of 2-3 to answer a prompt question.
Ever had a great experience and success collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
Ever had a horrible or unsatisfying experience collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
After story sharing, we will do a group exercise where we each write down tips and best practices that nurture good collaborations.
Then we observe what key themes emerge and we can take home with.
Currently: Open-Mic
Share a positive, successful collaboration story!
Open-Mic
“Success Stories”
1:15 - 1:35 (20m)
Ever had a great experience and success collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
Currently: Open-Mic
Share a difficult, unsatisfying, or heartbreaking collaboration story!
Open-Mic
“Horror Stories”
1:35 - 1:55 (20m)
Ever had a horrible or unsatisfying experience collaborating with someone? Share your story!
Sign up by putting your name in a bowl.
Each story is limited to 4mins.
Currently: Group Exercise
Grab a pen and a sticky note, write anything you think constitutes as best practices in collaborations, especially open collaborations.
Group Exercise
“What now?”
1:55 - 2:15 (20m)
After story sharing, we will do a group exercise where we each write down tips and best practices that nurture good collaborations.
Then we observe what key themes emerge and we can take home with.
The End!
Stay connected?
https://mlcollective.org/
Pictures!