AI Research Hub Attracts 12,000 Subscribers in First Year

The Daily Papers page on Hugging Face has become a vital resource for AI researchers and developers, offering a curated selection of cutting-edge research papers and interactive features to foster community engagement and collaboration.

A hub for AI research: Hugging Face’s Daily Papers page has grown significantly since its launch, featuring over 3,700 papers and attracting more than 12,000 subscribers in the past year.

• The platform offers a daily selection of high-quality research papers curated by AK and community researchers.
• Daily Papers serves as a centralized location for staying updated on the latest advancements in AI research.

Author engagement and visibility: The platform provides several features that allow researchers to claim ownership of their work and increase its visibility within the community.

• Authors can claim their papers with a single click, linking them to their Hugging Face account.
• This feature helps researchers build their personal brand and connect with the wider AI community.
• Users who have claimed a paper can also submit other interesting research papers, contributing to the platform’s diverse content.

Interactive discussions: Daily Papers encourages direct communication between authors and readers, fostering a collaborative environment.

• Each paper has a discussion section where users can leave comments and engage with authors.
• Users can tag authors using @username to initiate real-time feedback and discussions.
• This feature promotes meaningful dialogue, potentially leading to new ideas and collaborations.

Comprehensive resource linking: The platform consolidates related resources for each paper, making it easier for users to access relevant information.

• Paper pages include links to associated models, datasets, demos, and other useful collections.
• Authors can easily link their resources to their paper by adding the arXiv URL to their README.md files.

Community-driven curation: Daily Papers incorporates features that allow the community to highlight and recommend influential research.

• Users can upvote papers to show support and recommend them to others.
• The @librarian-bot feature in the comment section suggests related papers, acting as an AI-powered research assistant.

Global accessibility: Hugging Face has implemented features to make Daily Papers accessible to a global audience.

• Users can leave comments in any language, with a built-in translation feature ensuring universal understanding.
• This multilingual support breaks down language barriers and facilitates global collaboration.

Seamless integration with arXiv: Daily Papers offers convenient features that connect it with the popular preprint repository arXiv.

• A Chrome extension allows users to check if an arXiv paper has been featured on Daily Papers.
• Users can also see if a paper on arXiv has an associated demo hosted on Hugging Face Spaces.

Convenient updates: Subscribers to Daily Papers receive regular email updates with the latest featured papers.

• Users can subscribe to receive daily updates (excluding weekends) directly to their inbox.
• This feature allows for quick browsing of the latest titles and easy access to interesting research.

Looking ahead: The Daily Papers platform on Hugging Face has positioned itself as a valuable tool for the AI research community, bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and practical application.

• By combining paper curation, community engagement, and resource linking, Daily Papers offers a unique ecosystem for AI researchers and developers.
• As the platform continues to grow, it has the potential to further accelerate the pace of AI innovation and collaboration on a global scale.