data compression

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1. A technique in information technology by which the same amount of data is transmitted by using a smaller number of bits; for example, by replacing a string of ten repeated digits with a command to repeat the digit ten times.

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Data compression is essential in technologies that transmit things like digitized movies in real time.

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Just how sensitive stocks are to any threat to AI spending was shown by the effect of a new paper from Google Research last week, which promises data compression able to reduce the need for expensive short-term memory in large language models.

From The Wall Street Journal

These included exploring computationally efficient AI algorithms, selecting hardware that requires less energy, using data compression techniques, removing redundant data, implementing tiered storage systems and partnering with providers that use renewable energy.

From Science Daily

This in turn means an optimization of the information content, or the most effective data compression.

From Salon

We manage that by asking users not to be data hogs, and by doing a lot of data compression.

From Scientific American

It’s used to provide more efficient data compression for Bluetooth audio, and it can provide a better listening experience with higher-quality or lossless audio files.

From The Verge