# Why the M2 is more advanced that it seemed – The Eclectic Light Company

<https://eclecticlight.co/2024/01/15/why-the-m2-is-more-advanced-that-it-seemed/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Wild how important one CPU method `bfloat16` is. 🤓

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