Learn a paper in Paper Lab

Paper Lab lays one research paper out as an overview, diagrams, a mnemonic, a one-page cheatsheet, research gaps and flashcards, so you understand it fast and remember it.

Steps

1. Open a paper

   1. Go to Paper Lab.
   2. Click one of the paper buttons under the search box, or search and press Open in Lab. The search matches the papers in the Lab by title, short name (for example FlashAttention or flash attention) or arXiv id (1706.03762 or an arXiv link), ignoring capitals, spaces and punctuation. A match opens that paper.
   3. Searching for a paper that isn't in the Lab yet shows what we do have instead: a Primer on the same topic if there is one, matching papers live from arXiv (each with Ask KXAI about this paper and a link to arXiv), and Request a full breakdown. Signed in, a request is linked to your account; signed out, you can add your email so we can tell you when it's in the Lab.
   4. To share or bookmark a paper, link straight to it: /paper-lab/#transformer opens Attention Is All You Need.

2. Work through the tabs

   Every paper has the same nine tabs:

   Tab	What it shows
   Overview	What the paper does, in a few sentences.
   Before & After	How things worked before the paper, after it, and the shift it made.
   Visualization	A 3D map of how the paper's system flows. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, tap a node for details, or press Play the forward pass to walk through it step by step.
   Architecture	The main components and what each does.
   Workflow	The steps, in order.
   Mnemonic	A short memory hook for the core idea.
   Cheatsheet	The paper on one page.
   Gaps & next	Open problems, and a suggested next paper.
   Flashcards	Question cards; click one to flip it to the answer.

   On the Cheatsheet tab, Print or save this cheatsheet as PDF opens your browser's print dialog with just that cheatsheet (choose Save as PDF to keep a file). It needs an account. Save this paper to your Research RAG and Track spaced repetition and streaks are marked Coming soon: they aren't live yet.

3. Unlock the other papers

   Signed out, the first 2 papers are open and the rest show a lock. Create a free account or log in and every paper in the Lab opens. During early access this costs nothing.

4. Ask KXAI about the paper

   Click Open KXAI on the Paper Lab page, or the KXAI button in the corner of any page. It already knows which paper you're on, so you can ask about the architecture, results, gaps or the mnemonic directly. See KXAI for what it can and can't do.

5. Pick up where you left off

   When you're signed in, the papers you open appear under Continue where you left off in your workspace.

Troubleshooting