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500'000€ Prize for Compressing Human Knowledge

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500'000€ Prize for Compressing Human Knowledge (widely known as the Hutter Prize) Compress the 1GB file enwik9 to less than the current record of about 115MB The Task Motivation Detailed Rules for Participation Previous Records  More Information Discussion forum on the contest and prize History Committee Frequently Asked Questions Contestants Links Disclaimer News: Artemiy Margaritov is  the fifth Winner! Congratulations! ... the contest continues ... Being able to compress well is closely related to intelligence as explained below. While intelligence is a slippery concept, file sizes are hard numbers. Wikipedia is an extensive snapshot of Human Knowledge. If you can compress the first 1GB of Wikipedia better than your predecessors, your (de)compressor likely has to be smart(er). The intention of this prize is to encourage development of intelligent compressors/programs as a path to AGI. Interview with Lex Fridman (26.Feb'20) (Video, Audio, Tweet) The Task Losslessly compress

500'000€ Prize for Compressing Human Knowledge 500'000€ Prize for Compressing Human Knowledge ( widely known as the Hutter Prize. Total payout so far: 29'945€ ) (widely known as the Hutter Prize) --> --> Compress the 1GB file enwik9 to less than the current record of about 110MB Introduction --> The Task Motivation Detailed Rules for Participation Previous Records More Information Discussion forum on the contest and prize Tips --> History Committee FAQ --> Donations --> Frequently Asked Questions Contestants Links Disclaimer News: The H-Prize went BIG! Why? 10× Size , 10×

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