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by measurablefunc 150 days ago
Fewer instructions doesn't mean it's faster. It can be faster but it's not guaranteed in general. Obvious counterexample is single threaded vs multi-threaded code. Single threaded code will have fewer instructions but won't necessarily be faster.
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It does in this case; you can read the assignment to see that it is all single-threaded
I read it, you're mistaken.
I did the assignment my guy
That's great but I didn't ask & that's still not addressing my point.
I didn’t ask you to be rude or wrong either, yet here we are. The assignment is explicitly single core and cycle accurate. Your point is completely irrelevant and shows a disconnect with the content being discussed.
It's neither rude nor wrong to ask for evidence to support claims being made in what appears to be corporate advertising. The claim is their LLM is better than a person, I asked for evidence. None was presented. It's not complicated.