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DeepSeek Revolutionizes AI Memory with Image Tokens

10/30/2025

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DeepSeek has developed a method to use image-based tokens instead of text tokens for large language models.
This approach addresses context rot in long conversations by packing information into image form.
The system uses tiered compression that mimics human memory, storing older content less densely.
Experts Andrej Karpathy and Manling Li, AI researchers, praised the study, noting its potential to improve AI memory efficiency.

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Story summary

DeepSeek has developed a method to use image-based tokens instead of text tokens for large language models.
This approach addresses context rot in long conversations by packing information into image form.
The system uses tiered compression that mimics human memory, storing older content less densely.
Experts Andrej Karpathy and Manling Li, AI researchers, praised the study, noting its potential to improve AI memory efficiency.