Fields Medal Video: Maryna Viazovska (2022)

(simonsfoundation.org)

26 points | by ganitam 2 days ago ago

8 comments

  • Scene_Cast2 5 hours ago

    Hasn't this been the case for a while? I vaguely remember using the optimal e8 packing to try to get denser product quantization for vector embeddings.

    • corndoge 5 hours ago

      She proved it

    • wyndyl 5 hours ago

      How did you apply e8 to vector embeddings?

      • Scene_Cast2 3 hours ago

        Chunk up your 128D embedding into 16 8D pieces, then quantize using the optimal packing points. Performs worse than k-means in my experience.

  • semiinfinitely 6 hours ago

    I always think its funny when someone says "I am a chair" and really means it

    • j7ake 3 hours ago

      I think it technically means they have a permanent endowed position.

  • Kevcmk 6 hours ago

    Thank god i need to go rearrange the 8 dimensional cannonballs in the trunk of my car