Our World in Data: AI Conference Attendance

The dataset provides insights into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence research conferences, documenting a dramatic transformation in how researchers gather and share knowledge. Over the past two decades, AI conferences have experienced substantial growth in scale, quantity, and academic prestige, with a particularly notable shift towards virtual and hybrid participation formats. The analysis by the AI Index Report demonstrates the dynamic nature of AI research dissemination, capturing nuanced trends such as increased global accessibility through virtual conferences and potential measurement challenges in tracking precise attendance. By including major conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, and AAAI, the dataset offers a comprehensive view of the field's collaborative ecosystem, highlighting the increasing interconnectedness and rapid knowledge exchange among AI researchers worldwide.