Re: Well DUH ! AI People Finally Realize They Can Ditch Most Floating-Point for Big Ints

On 10/16/24 6:56 AM, Richard Kettlewell wrote:

"186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> writes:

   BUT ... as said, even a 32-bit int can handle fairly
   large vals. Mult little vals by 100 or 1000 and you can
   throw away the need for decimal points - and the POWER
   required to do such calx. Accuracy should be more than
   adequate.

You’re talking about fixed-point arithmetic, which is already used
where appropriate (although the scale is a power of 2 so you can
shift products down into the right place rather than dividing).
 

   In any case, I'm happy SOMEONE finally realized this.
>
   TOOK a really LONG time though ......

>
It’s obvious that you’ve not actually read or understood the paper
that this thread is about.

>
  Maybe I understood it better than you ... and from
  4+ decades of experiences.