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AlphaDev discovers faster sorting algorithms (www.deepmind.com)
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AlphaDev uncovered new sorting algorithms that led to improvements in the LLVM libc++ sorting library that were up to 70% faster for shorter sequences and about 1.7% faster for sequences exceeding 250,000 elements.

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[-] ericjmorey@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I agree. There's a lot that automation can do that we generally know can be done, but don't because the limited development resources are allocated towards easier payouts.

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