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Q-Filters Cuts AI Memory Use By 80% Using Smart Geometry Patterns

Q-Filters compresses key-value caches in large language models by 60-80% using geometry patterns, reducing AI memory use by 80%.

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Q-Filters compress key-value caches in large language models by 60-80%
Uses geometry of query-key attention patterns to predict important keys
Operates on a per-head basis to maximize compression effectiveness
Achieves near-zero performance loss while significantly reducing memory
Outperforms other compression methods in speed-memory-quality tradeoffs...