Decrypt

Google Shrinks AI Memory With No Accuracy Loss—But There's a Catch

The technique reduces the memory required to run large language models as context windows grow, a key constraint on AI ...
The Next Web

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

Google's TurboQuant algorithm compresses LLM key-value caches to 3 bits with no accuracy loss. Memory stocks fell within ...

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 ...
WinBuzzer

Google’s TurboQuant Algorithm Slashes LLM Memory Use by 6x

Google has published TurboQuant, a KV cache compression algorithm that cuts LLM memory usage by 6x with zero accuracy loss, ...

Google's TurboQuant compression tech cuts LLM memory use by 6x with no accuracy loss

The biggest memory burden for LLMs is the key-value cache, which stores conversational context as users interact with AI ...

Google’s TurboQuant algorithm aims to slash AI memory usage.

The compression algorithm works by shrinking the data stored by large language models, with Google’s research finding that it can reduce memory usage by at least six times “with zero accuracy loss.” [ ...
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 ...