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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Well DUH ! AI People Finally Realize They Can Ditch Most
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Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:06:30 +0100
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On 15/10/2024 07:43, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> The question is how EXACT the precision HAS to be for
>    most "AI" uses. Might be safe to throw away a few
>    decimal points at the bottom.

My thesis is that *in some applications*, more low quality calculations 
bets a fewer high quality ones anyway.
I wasn't thinkingof AI, as much as modelling complex turbulent flow in 
aero and hydrodynamics or weather forecasting
-- 
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