Google's new TurboQuant algorithm speeds up AI memory 8x, cutting costs by 50% or more

Within 24 hours of the release, community members began porting the algorithm to popular local AI libraries like MLX for Apple Silicon and llama.cpp.
TechCrunch

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, the new, ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper” — or, at least that’s what ...
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Can Google's AI memory compression algorithm help solve the RAM crisis?

Google has unveiled a new memory-optimization algorithm for AI inferencing that researchers claim could reduce the amount of "working memory" an AI model requires by at least 6x. As TechCrunch reports ...
Wired

For Algorithms, Memory Is a Far More Powerful Resource Than Time

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...
The Next Web

Google’s new compression algorithm cut memory stocks within hours of publication

Google published a research blog post on Tuesday about a new compression algorithm for AI models. Within hours, memory stocks were falling. Micron dropped 3 per cent, Western Digital lost 4.7 per cent ...
Quanta Magazine

For Algorithms, a Little Memory Outweighs a Lot of Time

One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling discovery about the relationship between time and memory in computing.