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Sequential neural text compression.

J Schmidhuber¹, S Heil

¹IDISA, Lugano.

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks

|January 1, 1996

Summary

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Neural networks show promise for lossless data compression, outperforming Lempel-Ziv algorithms on text files. However, these advanced neural network methods are significantly slower than current standards.

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Area of Science:

Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Data compression is crucial for efficient storage and transmission.
Existing methods like Lempel-Ziv algorithms (UNIX compress, gzip) are widely used but have limitations.
Neural networks offer potential for novel approaches to complex problems like data compression.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the efficacy of neural networks for lossless data compression.
To demonstrate that neural network approaches can achieve superior compression ratios compared to established algorithms.

Main Methods:

Combination of predictive neural networks with statistical coding techniques.
Application of the developed methods to compress short newspaper text files.

Main Results:

Achieved compression ratios superior to widely used Lempel-Ziv algorithms.
Demonstrated the potential of neural networks in achieving high-performance data compression.

Conclusions:

Neural networks are a promising tool for lossless data compression.
While effective, the current neural network methods are considerably slower (three orders of magnitude) than standard compression techniques.