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Vectorized and performance-portable Quicksort (2022)

174 points · 31 comments · mococa

  1. Razengan · · focus · HN ↗
    Something I've wondered about sorting algorithms: Humans can visually spot the smallest and largest item from among 1000s of items, almost instantly (usually, depending on the variance)

    Could AI be used this way? Just splat a visual representation of each item on a virtual wall and have an AI "visually" pick them out?

    1. jryan49 · · focus · HN ↗
      I can't imagine inference on an image could be faster that just a sort.
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