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ProgramAsWeights: compile English function descriptions into neural programs that run locally
Source: r/MachineLearning
September 19, 2026 · 5h ago
Summary
Given the recent interest in tools like Jev, I wanted to share ProgramAsWeights (PAW), an open-source research project I'm working on at the University of Waterloo. You describe a text function...
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