I had **the best time** at #NeurIPS2023--more fun than I've ever had--and bummed it's over. If you're a tech minority, maybe you can come next year? It will be in Vancouver, Canada. Below, I'll detail themes where it seems the majority of research comes from tech minorities: 🧵

1/ Part and parcel of having marginalized characteristics in tech is having life experiences that are fundamentally different than the majority. This can realize itself as prioritizing different aspects of AI than the majority--which can manifest as not getting papers accepted...