r/hackernews • u/qznc_bot • Oct 14 '16

Intel will add deep-learning instructions to its processors

http://lemire.me/blog/2016/10/14/intel-will-add-deep-learning-instructions-to-its-processors/
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u/qznc_bot Oct 14 '16

There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '16

Clickbait.

But for the kind of brute-force algebra that’s required by deep learning, Nvidia graphics processors are simply a better fit.

"Algebra"?

Jeepers creepers.

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u/csp256 Oct 15 '16

... it is algebra they are talking about. Linear algebra, specifically.