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Re:Oops! We Automated Bullshit by FeepingCreature on Friday November 17, 2023 @10:10AM (#38304609)
A fast 50% sort could be very useful given the right circumstances.
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Re:Oops! We Automated Bullshit by jjk166 on Friday November 17, 2023 @12:03PM (#38306358)
Yeah, so long as you have something else that can quickly verify that a list is sorted, just keep applying this "quick coin toss sort" until you get a sorted list.

If a ML algorithm with a 90% success rate and a "sanity checker" might be much easier to implement than a ML algorithm with a 100% success rate.

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Re:Oops! We Automated Bullshit by Filligree on Friday November 17, 2023 @12:41PM (#38307037)
It would also be a lot closer to how we function as humans.
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