The Impersistence of Memory

How much is memory worth to an algorithm? Recent work has shown it is a lot less than you might expect .

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Communications of the ACM
Published
2026-01-16
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3779622
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Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
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The Impersistence of Memory

Chris Edwards
Communications of the ACM
Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
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The Impersistence of Memory

Chris Edwards
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Abstract

How much is memory worth to an algorithm? Recent work has shown it is a lot less than you might expect .

Communications of the ACMVol. 69(2)
Openalex Percentile: Top 85%
Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
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