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Is Matrix Multiplication Ugly?

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51 points jamespropp | 1 comments | 21 Nov 25 22:17 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jamespropp ◴[21 Nov 25 22:21 UTC] No.46009709[source]▶
Do you disagree with my take or think I’m missing Witt’s point? I’d be happy to hear from people who disagree with me.
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johngossman ◴[22 Nov 25 00:47 UTC] No.46010913[source]▶
I think you're right that the inelegant part is how AI seems to just consist of endless loops of multiplication. I say this as a graphics programmer who realized years ago that all those beautiful images were just lots of MxNs, and AI takes this to a whole new level. When I was in college they told us most of computing resources were used doing Linear Programming. I wonder when that crossed over to graphics or AI (or some networking operation like SSL)?
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1. dwaltrip ◴[22 Nov 25 02:22 UTC] No.46011481{3}[source]▶
What could any complex phenomenon possibly be other than small “mundane” components combined together in a variety of ways and in immense quantities?

All such things are like this.

For me, this is fascinating, mind-boggling, non-sensical, and unsurprising, all at once.

But I wouldn’t call it inelegant.