Google says its new algorithm reduces AI memory overhead by 6x which could be good news for the RAMpocalypse but bad news for Micron and co
Other than the AI bubble bursting or hype dying down, the other thing that could allow the RAMpocalypse to ease off is a technological change that leads to a dramatic reduction in how much memory AI needs. To that end, Google has cooked up TurboQuant, a new compression algorithm that promises to reduce memory demand…