Of course there’s some pingeonhole principle that works against you if you try to contact, say, Geoffrey Hinton, or the authors of the last making-the-buzz paper. But otherwise yes, most researchers are glad to talk about their work. And it’s kind of a professional duty, which is why most papers include the email of the corresponding author(s).
More generally, congrats on the KevinRoWang for this post! I started my own journey in ML before he was born, and I’m impressed by the maturity of his advices.
Of course there’s some pingeonhole principle that works against you if you try to contact, say, Geoffrey Hinton, or the authors of the last making-the-buzz paper. But otherwise yes, most researchers are glad to talk about their work. And it’s kind of a professional duty, which is why most papers include the email of the corresponding author(s).
More generally, congrats on the KevinRoWang for this post! I started my own journey in ML before he was born, and I’m impressed by the maturity of his advices.