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Re:I Really Blew It (2020) by paganel on Monday February 15, 2021 @02:04AM (#26139963)
Efficient matrix multiplication does not make one a “tier-A mathematician”. And to add to that, even tier-A mathematics can be pretty damn boring.
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Re:I Really Blew It (2020) by orange3xchicken on Monday February 15, 2021 @03:07AM (#26140299)
I wasn't talking about methods for matrix multiplication.

The algorithms that are used by most ad recommendation services are deep enough themselves.

The ICML test of time award this year was for an adaptation of a technique used to study online decision making algorithms.

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Re:I Really Blew It (2020) by throwawaygimp on Monday February 15, 2021 @09:23PM (#26150225)
oddly enough, as boring as parts of math can be, for the layperson at least, I've yet to meet a boring mathemetician. Yet...
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