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Comment by nvme0n1p1

There are tells all over the page:

> Redefining AI efficiency with extreme compression

"Redefine" is a favorite word of AI. Honestly no need to read further.

> the key-value cache, a high-speed "digital cheat sheet" that stores frequently used information under simple labels

No competent engineer would describe a cache as a "cheat sheet". Cheat sheets are static, but caches dynamically update during execution. Students don't rewrite their cheat sheets during the test, do they? LLMs love their inaccurate metaphors.

> QJL: The zero-overhead, 1-bit trick

> It reduces each resulting vector number to a single sign bit (+1 or -1). This algorithm essentially creates a high-speed shorthand that requires zero memory overhead.

Why does it keep emphasizing zero overhead? Why is storing a single bit a "trick?" Either there's currently an epidemic of algorithms that use more than one bit to store a bit, or the AI is shoving in extra plausible-sounding words to pad things out. You decide which is more likely.

It's 1:30am and I can't sleep, and I still regret wasting my time on this slop.

parent nvme0n1p1 7 months ago

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