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Can gzip be a language model?

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  1. Culonavirus · · focus · HN ↗
    This tracks perfectly with Winrar being more profitable than OpenAI... coincidence? I think not!
    1. wolfi1 · · focus · HN ↗
      winrar is profitable? sure? well, on the other hand, they sure don't make losses
      1. shezi · · focus · HN ↗
        They are a German GmbH and must publicly state their financials: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.northdata.de&#x2F;win%C2%B7rar%20GmbH,%20Berlin&#x2F;Amtsgericht%20Charlottenburg%20(Berlin)%20HRB%20109885%20B" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.northdata.de&#x2F;win%C2%B7rar%20GmbH,%20Berlin&#x2F;Amtsg...

        Looks pretty profitable to me.

        1. zamadatix · · focus · HN ↗
          I read GP more as &quot;sure they&#x27;re profitable, but they didn&#x27;t exactly have many expense to cover so it&#x27;s not a very useful comparison to make at this point&quot; than doubt in the profitability itself.

          E.g. when SpaceX started designing the Falcon 9 the losses were astronomical (pun intended) but a car dealership running more of a profit at the same time doesn&#x27;t have much to say about which business is doing better.

          1. make3 · · focus · HN ↗
            they&#x27;re is obviously joking
            1. zamadatix · · focus · HN ↗
              Culonavirus (GGP from the original? Dunno how to refer to that)? Yeah - you could make a good guess of that even just by looking at the username they chose :D. Doesn&#x27;t mean wolfi1, shezi, or myself can&#x27;t have a serious discussion stemming from it as well.

              Who knows though - maybe I missed that German company financials are also funny :p. Wouldn&#x27;t be the first time something flew well over my head.

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