Staying up to date with AI news
With so many advances appearing every day in the field of AI, sometimes it seems like keeping up with everything is a full-time job. This was the setting for our community corner on the 9th of June. To share how each of us manage to stay up to date with the latest advancements without being overwhelmed.
The most mentioned resources and tips were as follows:
Attending or following in person meetups and conferences: they provide a good way of understanding what the most relevant topics are, and can also help you connect with people who work in similar areas as you. A few examples are PyConDE, the local CorrelAid chapters or our Community Corner Sessons.
Following specific people or websites: these can be more general websites like The Verge or The Register or specific people, like for example the co-creator of the Django Web Framework, Simon Willison.
Reading newsletters or listening to podcasts: some examples here are Data Engineering News and “Wading through AI” series.
Implementing things yourself: this can be a new approach, a new model, running a small model locally. It will help with better understanding the news you are reading, and doing so might even be useful for your job. Moreover, depending on how much time you have for investing in this, you can then share your findings on a platform of your choice, which will be useful to other people who could be having the same problems as you.
For staying up to date with research: one can check out a tool like Scholar Inbox which provides a personalized newsletter with your topics of interest, or various journals, such as ACM.
The above examples provide some ideas on how to get started and show what our community uses to stay up to date with the latest news. What is important to remember is that keeping up with the latest AI news does not need to be overwhelming, but rather fun! Use our suggested resources or find new ones, implement things, or listen to podcasts during your workouts. Try to find whatever works for you and try to do so relatively consistently, by allocating a specific time slot for it each week.