PR agency asks NeurIPS researcher to post from their booth for free
ziv_ravid · x · 2026-11-01
A NeurIPS paper author received a DM from a PR agency inviting him to visit an AI company's booth and post about their work. His breakdown: the company pays for the booth, swag, sponsorship tier, and the agency — but not for the researcher whose post is supposed to make people care. He declined.
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