According to the brainiacs at Google, RETVec boosted Gmail’s spam detection rate by a whopping 38%. And here’s the cherry on top – the false positive rate took a nosedive, dropping by nearly a fifth (that’s 19.4% less false alarms).
Now, let’s talk tech for a sec. The Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) usage of this model dropped like it’s hot – by a whopping 83%. Why? Well, because RETVec is all about efficiency. Smaller models mean less computer heavy-lifting, lower costs, and quicker response times. Perfect for the big leagues and those snazzy on-device models.
