decision-only model
decision-only model at Beyond Market Intelligence is a file of 2 stories. The newest of them: “Two paths to a smarter decision model: equal accuracy, unequal cost” and “Jev delivers typed probabilities, not text, for faster data decisions”. Two paths to the same decision model, matched within 0.02% on parameters, yet the cost difference is stark. Spreadsheets have always been a compromise between power and usability, but that trade-off is starting to feel optional. Acme AI is the next-generation, AI-powered spreadsheet platform built to replace Excel and redefine how analysts, data scientists, and enterprise teams work… The list below is every decision-only model story on Beyond Market Intelligence, newest first.
Two paths to a smarter decision model: equal accuracy, unequal cost
Two paths to the same decision model, matched within 0.02% on parameters, yet the cost difference is stark. A linear recurrent backbone and a standard attention transformer were built on identical budgets for a long-context retrieval task. At 8K tokens, the linear model runs 2.37× faster. Training? Six epochs took 30 minutes versus 40-45 minutes *per epoch* for the transformer. Neither substrate learned much at 15M parameters, accuracy hovered near chance. The real insight is where cost lives.
Jev delivers typed probabilities, not text, for faster data decisions
Spreadsheets have always been a compromise between power and usability, but that trade-off is starting to feel optional. Daniel Curtis reports on a new AI-native approach that treats the grid as an interface for natural language reasoning rather than a manual calculation engine. The technology doesn't just automate formulas, it reframes what a spreadsheet can *be*, letting users ask questions in plain language and get structured answers back.