Dust hyper-optimization delivers ~10x speedup, verified; beyond-backprop algorithms coming
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-19
A verified effort hyper-optimized every part of Dust for a 10x speedup, with the solution publicly confirmed. The bigger takeaway: expect many 'alien-looking' credit assignment algorithms that go beyond backprop in many ways.
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