On: Intel Extension for TensorFlow

[muxamilian]

Which is basically unusably buggy.

For example, tf.sort only sorts up to 16 values and overwrites the rest with -0. Apparently not fixed for over one year: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/689299

Also, tf.random always returns the same random numbers: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/69705

Although I guess these bugs are not the fault of Tensorflow's plugin architecture but rather Apple's implementation.

[wongarsu → muxamilian]

I believe the second link should be https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/697057

[londons_explore → muxamilian]

It is sorta the fault of tensorflow... Tensorflow should have had a test suite for plugins that verifies that all operations at least lead to correct results no matter which backend is in use.

[Anunayj → muxamilian]

> Also, tf.random always returns the same random numbers:

reminds of this particular xkcd [1], How someone fucks up that bad is beyond me.

1. https://xkcd.com/221/