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Sep 24

Question about size equation

Baseline rules lay out the equation for a program that creates a self extracting archive (.exe)

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Question about size equation

Baseline rules lay out the equation for a program that creates a self extracting archive (.exe)

Sep 24

Jul 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

Jul 23

Jun 1

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

Jun 1

Mar 22

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

Mar 22

Mar 22

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

Mar 22

Ken Helberg, Matt Mahoney2

Mar 18

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

Mar 18

Feb 18

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

Feb 18

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

Pavel Fuente, James Bowery3

11/25/22

Thank you very much for the clarification, because what I am working on creates auxiliary files that

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Thank you very much for the clarification, because what I am working on creates auxiliary files that

11/25/22

8/3/22

Proposal to add enwik9 to the "gym"

I've proposed that enwik9 be turned into a game for the OpenAI "gym": https://github.

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Proposal to add enwik9 to the "gym"

I've proposed that enwik9 be turned into a game for the OpenAI "gym": https://github.

8/3/22

James Bowery, … Sebastian Nerger5

7/15/22

Grammar Preprocessing?

I think the way to use the old-styled-looseless compression is a dead end. of course these can be an

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Grammar Preprocessing?

I think the way to use the old-styled-looseless compression is a dead end. of course these can be an

7/15/22

Vladyslav Kuzminskyi, … Wouter vd Schagt3

11/25/21

Formality of the competition

Good evening from hong Kong, I think the rules and formula for the prize speak for themselves. The

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Formality of the competition

Good evening from hong Kong, I think the rules and formula for the prize speak for themselves. The

11/25/21

Matt Mahoney, James Bowery6

10/15/21

Decompressing core dumped without completing decompression. So my system still has compatibility

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Decompressing core dumped without completing decompression. So my system still has compatibility

10/15/21

10/9/21

Dramatic speedup in CPU sparse network evaluation

Efficient and effective training of sparse recurrent neural networks Abstract Recurrent neural

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Dramatic speedup in CPU sparse network evaluation

Efficient and effective training of sparse recurrent neural networks Abstract Recurrent neural

10/9/21

8/7/21

Are recursive mathematical compression algorithms not allowed?

Hello! I've been working on and off (in my spare time) on a lossless compression/decompression

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Are recursive mathematical compression algorithms not allowed?

Hello! I've been working on and off (in my spare time) on a lossless compression/decompression

8/7/21

Manuel Ortega, James Bowery2

7/15/21

Yes. Think about the OS as providing an extension of the machine's instruction set in the form of

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Yes. Think about the OS as providing an extension of the machine's instruction set in the form of

7/15/21

James Bowery, … Dovydas Jokšas3

7/15/21

Artemiy Margaritov Wins €9000 In the First 10x Hutter Prize Award for Lossless Compression of Human Knowledge

Congratulations! On Thursday, 15 July 2021 at 00:06:59 UTC+1 jabo...@gmail.com wrote: The Hutter

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Artemiy Margaritov Wins €9000 In the First 10x Hutter Prize Award for Lossless Compression of Human Knowledge

Congratulations! On Thursday, 15 July 2021 at 00:06:59 UTC+1 jabo...@gmail.com wrote: The Hutter

7/15/21

surya milenial, Pierre-Loic Doulcet2

7/15/21

Wow, it's nice to see a winner! Congrats Artemiy! On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 6:27 PM surya milenial

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Wow, it's nice to see a winner! Congrats Artemiy! On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 6:27 PM surya milenial

7/15/21

surya milenial, James Bowery2

7/5/21

please test github.com/skandau/jember

This request should be considered as addressed to the general community. The Hutter Prize judging

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please test github.com/skandau/jember

This request should be considered as addressed to the general community. The Hutter Prize judging

7/5/21

Matt Mahoney, James Bowery2

6/26/21

Re: hutter prize submission

Compile errors attached. On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 8:59 PM Matt Mahoney <mattma...@gmail.com>

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Re: hutter prize submission

Compile errors attached. On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 8:59 PM Matt Mahoney <mattma...@gmail.com>

6/26/21

James Bowery, … Matt Mahoney8

6/16/21

Hutter Prize Entry "STARLIT" Open For Comments

Perhaps Marcus Hutter can resolve this. The Hutter prize main page says the decompressor must run in

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Hutter Prize Entry "STARLIT" Open For Comments

Perhaps Marcus Hutter can resolve this. The Hutter prize main page says the decompressor must run in

6/16/21

by...@byronknoll.com, Matt Mahoney4

5/24/21

I will need to consult with the Hutter prize committee with the rules regarding time requirements.

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I will need to consult with the Hutter prize committee with the rules regarding time requirements.

5/24/21

James Bowery, … Matt Mahoney5

5/20/21

Re: [Hutter Prize] Is the Hutter prize competition still taking place?

The rules permit C++, Python, and x86 assembler. Personally I would allow Java. For testing, you have

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Re: [Hutter Prize] Is the Hutter prize competition still taking place?

The rules permit C++, Python, and x86 assembler. Personally I would allow Java. For testing, you have

5/20/21

James Bowery, by...@byronknoll.com2

3/2/21

Rule Update: 5'000 Byte per day Relaxation of Improvement Threshold

Nice, this seems like a good rule to introduce. On the homepage, the rule is stated as: S:=S1+S2 <

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Rule Update: 5'000 Byte per day Relaxation of Improvement Threshold

Nice, this seems like a good rule to introduce. On the homepage, the rule is stated as: S:=S1+S2 <

3/2/21

6/17/20

Fwd: Lossless compression competition: Call for Submissions

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Maxim Smirnov <globalco...@compression.ru>

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Fwd: Lossless compression competition: Call for Submissions

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Maxim Smirnov <globalco...@compression.ru>

6/17/20

Simon Whitaker, James Bowery4

6/8/20

is Indexing allowed?

That which is not mentioned is not constrained by the rules, therefore, yes, it is allowed. On Mon,

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is Indexing allowed?

That which is not mentioned is not constrained by the rules, therefore, yes, it is allowed. On Mon,

6/8/20

Byron Knoll, Matt Mahoney5

5/17/20

Time Constraint Questions

I tried doing some benchmarking to estimate the runtime of phda9v1.8 on the competition test machine.

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Time Constraint Questions

I tried doing some benchmarking to estimate the runtime of phda9v1.8 on the competition test machine.

5/17/20

Byron Knoll, Matt Mahoney2

5/15/20

phda9v1.8 results

Phda9 was calculated under the old rules that only included the decompressor. That number is still

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phda9v1.8 results

Phda9 was calculated under the old rules that only included the decompressor. That number is still

5/15/20

TTho Einthausend, … James Bowery8

4/1/20

Are libs are allowed if the are counting to (de)compressor size?

I'm not working on a Hutter prize entry and if I were to come up with a "winning" entry

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Are libs are allowed if the are counting to (de)compressor size?

I'm not working on a Hutter prize entry and if I were to come up with a "winning" entry

4/1/20

moogie, … James Bowery6

2/25/20

Clarification of "outside" information

Read "standard OS libraries" as "standard instruction set". One can play games

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Clarification of "outside" information

Read "standard OS libraries" as "standard instruction set". One can play games

2/25/20

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