Perhaps a better question is if LLMs are used as compressors, how well is that expected to work.
> if LLMs are used as compressors, how well is that expected to work
Quite well. This project[1], by Fabrice Bellard of ffmpeg fame, is quite old in AI years and uses an ancient LLM, but still beats xz by a solid margin.
[1]: https://bellard.org/ts_zip/
Extremely well, aside from speed.
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> if LLMs are used as compressors, how well is that expected to work
Quite well. This project[1], by Fabrice Bellard of ffmpeg fame, is quite old in AI years and uses an ancient LLM, but still beats xz by a solid margin.
[1]: https://bellard.org/ts_zip/