Large language models (LLMs) raise a central question for achieving superintelligence: storage matters as much as or more than computing power. In this article, I explain why it works and present practical ideas for memory-centric artificial intelligence architectures.
There are at least two obvious ways in which human storage surpasses that of computers. The first is the totality of configuration sets, that is, the ability to retain a huge range of possible states and the relationships between them. The second is coarse sets, where patterns shared among several fine sets are grouped into a common structure to save space and facilitate associative access.
Processors offer cores for parallel computing, but those cores execute processes on the fly and do not retain information long-term. In GPUs, VRAM alongside the cores acts as a working storage area; this has worked very well for video games and for training AI models, but it has limits when seeking much more advanced intelligence or greater energy efficiencies.
A coarse set is formed when any configuration that is common to two or more fine sets is extracted and stored as a shared structure. This creates storage efficiency and a type of access that powers intelligent behavior: an input to that set can return a similar but different output, generating novel ideas or unexpected solutions.
For LLMs, this suggests memory-oriented designs: architectures with associative memory hierarchies, layered storage that captures coarse sets, efficient retrieval methods, and hardware that combines processing and persistence. Technologies such as retrieval augmented generation, sparse coding, differentiable memories, and neuromorphic designs are paths that reduce energy consumption and increase creativity and generalization.
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