Gautam Kamath

@thegautamkamath · NYC · joined 18 Dec 2009

Assistant Prof of CS @NYU_Courant. Co-EiC @TmlrOrg. I lead @TheSalonML.

67 469Followers

618Following

11 740Posts total

184.5KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views14 379this account1 005median for 10K–100K

Reach, %21.31%this account3.31%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.61%this account2.01%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	14 379	1 005	14.3×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	21.31%	3.31%	6.44×
Engagement rate	0.61%	2.01%	0.30×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

4.1K26 Aug

96.4K31 Aug

8.6K

4.7K

35.5K

20.8K5 Sep

14.4K

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.56%26 Aug

0.97%31 Aug

1.28%

0.51%

0.83%

0.56%5 Sep

0.61%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 2.01%.

What the audience does

Likes87.4%1 493 in total

Reposts2.8%47 in total

Replies2.3%40 in total

Quotes0.7%12 in total

Bookmarks6.8%117 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

If you think no one notices: they do. It's really, really obvious. 14.4K views · 84 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

every day I feel like shouting into the void: if you wish to be known as a professional of high taste, do not post AI slop the game is long, and you risk your reputation sinking rapidly amongst the people who matter. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 20.8K views · 103 likes · 8 reposts · 5 replies 05 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

As LLMs make things easier, we must raise our expectations on what researchers are expected to produce. This is particularly true for writing: clear writing was rarely a focus in scientific publication, and it's only got worse due to LLMs. We're trying to reverse this trend. 35.5K views · 263 likes · 22 reposts · 2 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@thegautamkamath @UWCheritonCS I cannot remember a time when I did not think highly of your work. It says something about the state of academia that, in spite of your pedigree and accomplishments, the path you actually followed was this fragile. 4.7K views · 22 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

To spell some of it out: - The colleagues are kind & brilliant - The students are exceptional, 2nd to no other school - Minimal BS in the way of research Cons: - cold - canadian geese are scary (but cute) If you want to do world-class research, look no further than UWaterlo 8.6K views · 107 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

Today's my last day at @UWCheritonCS, before I go on leave. I applied to 30+ faculty positions in Fall 2017. 3 interviewed me, only 1 offer. I'm deeply grateful that Waterloo CS alone saw potential here. I'm sad to be leaving and I will remain its loudest advocate. https://t.co 96.4K views · 892 likes · 13 reposts · 28 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

looking up the reference for Danskin's theorem https://t.co/M1PaNUH06W 4.1K views · 22 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 26 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

My course on differential privacy is public! Check out the course page for: lecture videos 🎥, lecture notes 📝, and suggested readings 📖! https://t.co/srlq0tGfzs Be sure to subscribe on Youtube to catch the latest lectures! https://t.co/rl6Tx6DSh7 #privacy 0 views · 1.1K likes · 227 reposts · 29 replies 18 Sep 2020 · Open on X →