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AI Says It Can Compress Better Than FLAC?! Hold My Entropy šŸæ (Ep. 268)


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Can AI really out-compress PNG and FLAC? šŸ¤” Or is it just another overhyped tech myth? In this episode of Data Science at Home, Frag dives deep into the wild claims that Large Language Models (LLMs) like Chinchilla 70B are beating traditional lossless compression algorithms. šŸ§ šŸ’„

But before you toss out your FLAC collection, let's break down Shannon's Source Coding Theorem and why entropy sets the ultimate limit on lossless compression.

We explore: āš™ļø How LLMs leverage probabilistic patterns for compression šŸ“‰ Why compression efficiency doesn’t equal general intelligence šŸš€ The practical (and ridiculous) challenges of using AI for compression šŸ’” Can AI actually BREAK Shannon’s limit—or is it just an illusion?

If you love AI, algorithms, or just enjoy some good old myth-busting, this one’s for you. Don't forget to hit subscribe for more no-nonsense takes on AI, and join the conversation on Discord!

Let’s decode the truth together.

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Have you met Shannon? https://datascienceathome.com/have-you-met-shannon-conversation-with-jimmy-soni-and-rob-goodman-about-one-of-the-greatest-minds-in-history/

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