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Compiling FlashAttention kernel automatically from 25 lines of SQL
Original: Show HN: Automatic deduction of FlashAttention kernel from ~25 lines of SQL
A new open-source project demonstrates automatically deriving a FlashAttention GPU kernel from roughly 25 lines of SQL, showcased in a benchmark repository. The claim that a high-performance attention kernel can be deduced from such a compact declarative specification is drawing attention among developers and machine-learning engineers interested in compiler and kernel-generation tools.
Why now: Automatically generating a high-performance kernel like FlashAttention from minimal SQL would be a notable advance in compiler and GPU tooling, sparking curiosity and skepticism among developers.
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