[I read the paper for you] LLMs compress images 43% better than PNG, and audio nearly 2x better than MP3

Edit: FLAC is the tested audio extension, not MP3

I read the new paper from DeepMind so you don't have to. Here are the key highlights:

* Despite training on text, **langauge models compressed images 43% better than PNG, and audio nearly 2x better than flac.**
* Confirmation of scaling laws - **bigger models compressed better.** But model size must match dataset size.
* There are **tradeoffs between model scale, data size, and compression** performance. More data enables bigger models. …

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