floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 months agoInteger addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%techxplore.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10
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minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoIsn’t this basically just the old trick of estimating (x * y) as (x + y - 1) when x and y are somewhat close to 1?
minus-squareP03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago3 * 2 = 6 3 + 2 - 1 = 4 So, close enough? How “close to 1” are you talking about?
minus-squaretoast@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoSeems pretty good for 1.1 x .9, and for .9 x .8 I guess values must be pretty close
Isn’t this basically just the old trick of estimating (x * y) as (x + y - 1) when x and y are somewhat close to 1?
3 * 2 = 63 + 2 - 1 = 4So, close enough? How “close to 1” are you talking about?
Seems pretty good for 1.1 x .9, and for .9 x .8
I guess values must be pretty close