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Can gzip be a language model?

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  1. GodelNumbering · · focus · HN ↗
    3blue1brown did a series on this topic: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=l6DKRf-fAAM" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=l6DKRf-fAAM <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=GlYgs6v2YfU" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=GlYgs6v2YfU (i think one more is yet to release)
    1. kevinrineer · · focus · HN ↗
      Wonderful link. Just commenting to add: in the first video, Grant mentioned it would be a trilogy series.
      1. jrflo · · focus · HN ↗
        I keep thinking that surely I missed the 3rd video in the series but no, 2 months later we are still waiting for the conclusion. I&#x27;m sure it&#x27;ll be worth the wait though.
        1. bigmadshoe · · focus · HN ↗
          He made a &#x27;trilogy&#x27; about probability distributions that is still missing its third video five years later. Let&#x27;s hope it doesn&#x27;t turn out the same!
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