Posits: An Alternative to IEEE 754 Floating-Point Numbers
Stanford Online · Lecture · 1 h 31 min · 2017 · YouTube title: Stanford Seminar: Beyond Floating Point: Next Generation Computer Arithmetic
Why it's here
Cited in floating-point threads as the main introduction to posits and unums as an alternative to IEEE floats.
What it covers
John Gustafson presents posits, a proposed drop-in replacement for IEEE 754 floats that is simpler in hardware and more flexible in precision. The seminar includes a live demo and machine learning results.