This page is part of my advice pages.
I wrote a paper about research communication that was accepted by EMNLP 2026. The recommendations in it are broadly applicable to speaking with news media about artificial intelligence (AI) research, and it's mostly readable by a general audience, including people just getting started in research and people outside research.
I'm sharing some behind-the scenes notes about this paper, including commentary on its contents and the timeline leading to its acceptance. (Prior to EMNLP 2026, it was rejected by IJCNLP-AACL 2025 and ACL 2026.) Also, although it's a paper with a transparent message, the commentary reveals some metatextual humor. I think research writing can have depth and nuance, and under certain circumstances, it can be written for appreciation on multiple levels.
I provide the following:
You can also download the published version on the ACL Anthology (link pending), which is the one to cite and reference, unless you specifically want to refer to the companion notes.
For ease of reading, below are the annotated manuscript and the companion notes on one page.
This work was supported by National Science Foundation under Grant #2237574.