Humans beat DeepMind AI in creating algorithm to multiply numbers
One week after DeepMind revealed an algorithm for multiplying numbers more efficiently, researchers have an even better way to carry out the task
Mathematics
13 October 2022
Multiplying numbers is a common computational problem narvikk/Getty Images
A pair of researchers have found a more efficient way to multiply a grid of numbers, beating a record set just a week ago by the artificial intelligence firm DeepMind.
DeepMind revealed on 5 October that its AI software had beaten a record for the matrix multiplication problem – a common operation in all sorts of software where grids of numbers are multiplied by each other – that had stood for more than 50 years. DeepMind’s paper revealed a new method for multiplying …