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Re:Tokens Too Cheap to Meter by stabbles on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @03:40PM (#49821416)
What if the tool is more advanced, like an optimizing compiler: `g++ -O3 -march=native -x c++ - <<EOF ... EOF`

If the compiler invocation is sufficiently slow, the llm could consider outputting a binary directly?

For all we know matrix multiplications are a faster way to generate optimized machine code than branchy sequential compiler code with tons of heuristics and passes.

Re:Tokens Too Cheap to Meter by echoangle on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @03:49PM (#49821538)
> For all we know matrix multiplications are a faster way to generate

“are” or “could be”?