I think it's more like saying I ran a mile in 8 minutes whereas it took you 15 minutes to run the same distance, but you weigh twice what I do and also can squa

I think it's more like saying I ran a mile in 8 minutes whereas it took you 15 minutes to run the same distance, but you weigh twice what I do and also can squat 600 lbs. Like, that's impressive, but it's sure not helping your running time. Dropping the analogy: f64 multiplication is a lot harder than f8 multiplication, but for ML tasks it's just not needed. f8 multiplication hardware is the right tool for the job.