Why “transformer” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Way back in the 70s a PET was the platform for my first paying programming job. Given an equation for a transformer hysteresis curve with a couple of parameters, I was tasked to…
by euroderf · Nov 8, 2026
> Because we have test result data that PROVES it to be the case. pgrust thought this too, but then another human discovered claude had hardcoded benchmark query plans. Now pgru…
by verdverm · Nov 8, 2026
Yeah! Super super noisy - and maybe harder than you've described. At least you might overhear some meetings with a stethoscope-on-building approach. That's kind of the motivatio…
by gabriel666smith · Nov 8, 2026
Huh, interesting. The company has amassed 50k hours of training data - that’s a very large dataset. A side-project of mine recently has been building out this stack: - Recording…
by gabriel666smith · Nov 8, 2026
I'm about 90% certain that there are numerous huge inefficiencies in these big transformer models. Inefficiencies so big that eliminating them would make it possible to run the…
by dreamcompiler · Nov 8, 2026
And getting the transformer better may make finding the next thing easier
by nonethewiser · Nov 8, 2026
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In electrical engineering, a transformer is a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another circuit, or multiple circuits. A varying current in any coil of the transformer produces a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core, which induces a varying electromotive force (EMF) across any other coils wound around the same core. Electrical energy can be transferred between separate coils without a metallic (conductive) connection between the two circuits. Faraday's law of induction, discovered in 1831, describes the induced voltage effect in any coil due to a changing magnetic flux encircled by the coil. Read more on Wikipedia