> To extract the data from the figure, we first downloaded the PDF from Hoffmann et al.’s arXiv submission and saved it in SVG format. We then parsed the SVG content to navigate and search the SVG structure. Within the SVG, we identified the group of points representing the scatter plot data and iterated over each point to extract its fill color and position (x and y coordinates) using the attributes of the corresponding SVG elements.
> To map the SVG coordinates to the model size and training FLOP values, we used the location of the labels or ticks on the respective axes. This allowed us to establish a correspondence between the SVG coordinates and the actual data values represented in the plot.
They ... reconstructed the data ... from a plot ... using ruler and eyes? Why not just emailed the original authors for the raw data? I can't help but feel like @yuvaltheterrible debunking papers.
> To map the SVG coordinates to the model size and training FLOP values, we used the location of the labels or ticks on the respective axes. This allowed us to establish a correspondence between the SVG coordinates and the actual data values represented in the plot.
They ... reconstructed the data ... from a plot ... using ruler and eyes? Why not just emailed the original authors for the raw data? I can't help but feel like @yuvaltheterrible debunking papers.