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Re:AI engineers claim new algorithm reduces AI power consump... by amelius on Saturday October 19, 2024 @04:08PM (#41890382)
You might then as well replace the multiplication by the addition in the original network. In that case you're not even approximating anything.

Am I missing something?

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Re:AI engineers claim new algorithm reduces AI power consump... by dotnet00 on Sunday October 20, 2024 @01:36AM (#41893129)
They're applying that simplification to the exponent bits of an 8 bit float. The range is so small that the approximation to multiplication is going to be pretty close.
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