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AI language models can exceed PNG and FLAC in lossless compression, says study

arstechnica.com AI language models can exceed PNG and FLAC in lossless compression, says study

Is compression equivalent to general intelligence? DeepMind digs up more potential clues.

AI language models can exceed PNG and FLAC in lossless compression, says study

While LLMs have been used for... a lot, it seems like this use might be one where it's not only reliable but it appears to outperform existing methods of image compression. Being able to cram more data into less space tends to lead to interesting developments, so I will be keeping my eye on this.

What do you guys think? Seem like it's deserving of less hype than I'm giving it? What kind of security holes do you think this could open?

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