google-ai-timeline-transformer-between-mobilenet-efficientnet

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In Google's neural-network research taxonomy, the Transformer (2017) is positioned between MobileNet (2017) and EfficientNet (2019) in the chronological lineage.

Summary

This pins down a specific before-and-after order in Google's architecture history: MobileNet first, then the Transformer, then EfficientNet. It matters because it treats those three as linked steps in a single lineage, which means any reasoning about what inspired what, or what came next in Google's design choices, will hinge on that particular sequence.