Apple quietly added TensorOps for quantized matmul and FlashAttention-style fusion to Metal

Metal tensors, TensorOps, and Core AI custom ops expose lower-level primitives for running modern AI workloads efficiently on Apple hardware

Apple’s most interesting AI release might be buried deep in Metal. Metal tensors + TensorOps for quantized matmul, FlashAttention style fusion, and Core AI custom ops. 1/15

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