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Zelah “z66is” Hutchinson

Feb 14

compressor to end the prize

please, check this out with an open mind: https://ytp.me/core/ there is working code

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compressor to end the prize

please, check this out with an open mind: https://ytp.me/core/ there is working code

Feb 14

Zelah “z66is” Hutchinson

Feb 14

my original compressor can end the prize (w/ code):

organizers, please take a look https://ytp.me/core/

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my original compressor can end the prize (w/ code):

organizers, please take a look https://ytp.me/core/

Feb 14

Eugene Bespalov

Feb 13

refinement according to the formula

the website says "Create a Linux or Windows compressor comp.exe of sizeS 1 that compresses

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refinement according to the formula

the website says "Create a Linux or Windows compressor comp.exe of sizeS 1 that compresses

Feb 13

James Bowery, Matt Mahoney2

Jan 7

Language Universal Priors Not Exploited by Existing Learning Algorithms

The first paper really says that in the 5 European languages they studied, that in those languages

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Language Universal Priors Not Exploited by Existing Learning Algorithms

The first paper really says that in the 5 European languages they studied, that in those languages

Jan 7

10/10/24

Kaido Orav and Byron Knoll's fx2-cmix Wins 7950€ Hutter Prize Award!

Kaido Orav and Byron Knoll have improved 1.59% on the Hutter Prize for Lossless Compression of Human

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Kaido Orav and Byron Knoll's fx2-cmix Wins 7950€ Hutter Prize Award!

Kaido Orav and Byron Knoll have improved 1.59% on the Hutter Prize for Lossless Compression of Human

10/10/24

9/3/24

Begin 30 Day Comment Period On Kaido Orav's fx2-cmix

We're now in the 30 day comment and verification period for Kaido Orav's submission sharing

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Begin 30 Day Comment Period On Kaido Orav's fx2-cmix

We're now in the 30 day comment and verification period for Kaido Orav's submission sharing

9/3/24

Григорий Назаров, James Bowery2

4/27/24

Publishing sources should probably be the last requirement

TLDR: We already do not require publication of source code prior to the public comment period. We

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Publishing sources should probably be the last requirement

TLDR: We already do not require publication of source code prior to the public comment period. We

4/27/24

4/6/24

GPT4 Recommends NSF Increase Hutter Prize Payouts 100x

There has been no such proposal submitted by Marcus Hutter -- that is purely hypothetical for the

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GPT4 Recommends NSF Increase Hutter Prize Payouts 100x

There has been no such proposal submitted by Marcus Hutter -- that is purely hypothetical for the

4/6/24

Douglas Quagliana

3/21/24

Starlit method for article to feature vector using Doc2Vec

Does anyone have the details of how starlit converts each enwik9 article to a feature vector using

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Starlit method for article to feature vector using Doc2Vec

Does anyone have the details of how starlit converts each enwik9 article to a feature vector using

3/21/24

Dave Mullen, Matt Mahoney4

3/21/24

Are executable packers against the spirit of the contest?

Thank you for this clarification. I have since realized that the compressor executable is already

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Are executable packers against the spirit of the contest?

Thank you for this clarification. I have since realized that the compressor executable is already

3/21/24

2/23/24

Guidance for new contestants

The best route is to run Geekbench5* on a Google cloud instance of your choice of machine, so that

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Guidance for new contestants

The best route is to run Geekbench5* on a Google cloud instance of your choice of machine, so that

2/23/24

2/20/24

Minimax Curriculum Learning: Machine Teaching With Desirable Difficulties And Scheduled Diversity

Of probable relevance to the strategy of reordering articles to increase compression ratio is the

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Minimax Curriculum Learning: Machine Teaching With Desirable Difficulties And Scheduled Diversity

Of probable relevance to the strategy of reordering articles to increase compression ratio is the

2/20/24

2/5/24

Kaido Orav’s fx-cmix Wins 6911€ Hutter Prize Award!

Kaido Orav has just improved 1.38% on the Hutter Prize for Lossless Compression of Human Knowledge

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Kaido Orav’s fx-cmix Wins 6911€ Hutter Prize Award!

Kaido Orav has just improved 1.38% on the Hutter Prize for Lossless Compression of Human Knowledge

2/5/24

James Bowery, Matt Mahoney4

1/20/24

Begin 30 Day Comment Period On Kaido Orav's fx-cmix

Marcus is permitting fx-cmix because the wall clock time does not greatly exceed the allowable time

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Begin 30 Day Comment Period On Kaido Orav's fx-cmix

Marcus is permitting fx-cmix because the wall clock time does not greatly exceed the allowable time

1/20/24

1/17/24

Getting Lossless Compression Adopted For Rigorous LLM Benchmarking

The increasing recognition that "Language Modeling Is Compression" has not yet been

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Getting Lossless Compression Adopted For Rigorous LLM Benchmarking

The increasing recognition that "Language Modeling Is Compression" has not yet been

1/17/24

Gabriel Pulido, … James Bowery9

12/31/23

Is reverse-engineered code submittable?

On Sun, Dec 31, 2023 at 7:51 AM Michael Kass <[email protected]> wrote: ... Reverse

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Is reverse-engineered code submittable?

On Sun, Dec 31, 2023 at 7:51 AM Michael Kass <[email protected]> wrote: ... Reverse

12/31/23

Emil Enchev, James Bowery2

12/29/23

Do I have the right to prohibit the use of my algorithm for further compression of Hutter Prize?

On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 8:27:57 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: To tell you the truth, I am

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Do I have the right to prohibit the use of my algorithm for further compression of Hutter Prize?

On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 8:27:57 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: To tell you the truth, I am

12/29/23

Muhammad Shushar

12/1/23

Question about arranging articles in strlit

Hello I'm trying to rearrange the enwik9 articles in the same order that Artemiy Margaritov used

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Question about arranging articles in strlit

Hello I'm trying to rearrange the enwik9 articles in the same order that Artemiy Margaritov used

12/1/23

James Bowery, BOCUT Adrian SEbastian2

11/20/23

"The Shape of Learning: Anisotropy and Intrinsic Dimensions in Transformer-Based Models"

Hello, I played with recently released Bard AI. I proposed it to use like input the enwik8.dat and to

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"The Shape of Learning: Anisotropy and Intrinsic Dimensions in Transformer-Based Models"

Hello, I played with recently released Bard AI. I proposed it to use like input the enwik8.dat and to

11/20/23

Harly H., James Bowery2

11/9/23

Question about Python option

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 11:55:53 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: ... Is a comp9.py file

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Question about Python option

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 11:55:53 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: ... Is a comp9.py file

11/9/23

Michael, Harly H.2

11/8/23

Geekbench5 download

Thank you, Michael. I'm currently getting really close to submitting my contest entry, and that

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Geekbench5 download

Thank you, Michael. I'm currently getting really close to submitting my contest entry, and that

11/8/23

11/3/23

The Hardware Lottery Strikes Again!

To clarify the compute resource limit on the Hutter Prize, here is a pertinent quote from a recent

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The Hardware Lottery Strikes Again!

To clarify the compute resource limit on the Hutter Prize, here is a pertinent quote from a recent

11/3/23

Rishabh Natarajan, … Matt Mahoney3

11/1/23

Here is a permanent mirror of the Linux self extracting archive for the most recent Hutter prize

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Here is a permanent mirror of the Linux self extracting archive for the most recent Hutter prize

11/1/23

7/23/23

Saurabh Kumar's fast-cmix wins €5187 Hutter Prize Award!

Marcus Hutter's tweet makes it official: Saurabh Kumar has just raised the bar 1.04% on the

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Saurabh Kumar's fast-cmix wins €5187 Hutter Prize Award!

Marcus Hutter's tweet makes it official: Saurabh Kumar has just raised the bar 1.04% on the

7/23/23

6/1/23

Prize Entry: Saurabh Kumar's "Fast Cmix" Is Hereby Submitted For The 30 Day Comment Period

Saurabh Kumar has submitted "Fast Cmix" to The Hutter Prize for Lossless Compression of

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Prize Entry: Saurabh Kumar's "Fast Cmix" Is Hereby Submitted For The 30 Day Comment Period

Saurabh Kumar has submitted "Fast Cmix" to The Hutter Prize for Lossless Compression of

6/1/23

3/22/23

A Strong Suggestion For Potential Contestants

Read the detailed rules. Before you submit anything for judging: compress enwik9 save a copy of the

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A Strong Suggestion For Potential Contestants

Read the detailed rules. Before you submit anything for judging: compress enwik9 save a copy of the

3/22/23

3/22/23

I'm Pledging $100/month of BTC toward the next Hutter Prize payout

I just added another $100 to the vault, but the amount of BTC donated was about 20% less than last

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I'm Pledging $100/month of BTC toward the next Hutter Prize payout

I just added another $100 to the vault, but the amount of BTC donated was about 20% less than last

3/22/23

Ken Helberg, Matt Mahoney2

3/18/23

Improvement during review period

The rules state that if an author submits a revised version within 30 days of submission, then the

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Improvement during review period

The rules state that if an author submits a revised version within 30 days of submission, then the

3/18/23

2/18/23

Solution to installation in linux of clang-12

You should be able to use any of the listed mirrors by adding a line to your /etc/apt/sources.list

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Solution to installation in linux of clang-12

You should be able to use any of the listed mirrors by adding a line to your /etc/apt/sources.list

2/18/23

12/14/22

The Science of Algorithmic Bias vs the Industry of "Algorithmic Bias" To Impose Bias

The large language models such as the basis for ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) are the antithesis of The Hutter

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The Science of Algorithmic Bias vs the Industry of "Algorithmic Bias" To Impose Bias

The large language models such as the basis for ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) are the antithesis of The Hutter

12/14/22

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