[FEA] bf16 support
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feature request
- Dominant language
- Cuda
- Stars
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- Forks
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- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
Hi, does cuvs have plans to support bf16 data type?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing cuVS's existing data-type support and the discussion on this issue. The request only asks whether bf16 is planned, so the affected functionality and acceptance tests need to be defined before implementation. Done would require an agreed scope and verified bf16 support.
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Assessment
- Domain
- machine-learning, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100