DeepSeek OCR — More that your OCR

Author(s): Poojan Vig

Originally published on Towards AI.

How AI researchers are using images to compress text 10× — and what it means for the future of AI memory

You know the phrase: “A picture is worth a thousand words.”

The article discusses DeepSeek’s innovation in using images as a method to compress text, achieving a significant 10× reduction in tokens while maintaining high accuracy. DeepSeek’s approach mimics human memory by selectively compressing older information, allowing AI systems to manage vast amounts of data efficiently. The model demonstrates the potential for advanced applications beyond traditional OCR, such as enhancing conversational AI memory and managing extensive codebases, while also addressing challenges in computational costs associated with large context windows.

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