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1.3 Million Floppy Disks Needed To Store 1T Parameter Model Weights

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Jonathan RossJR#1612@JONATHANROSS321OPsunny madraSMsunny madra|@SUNDEEP

It would take ~1.3 million of these to store the weights of a 1T parameter model at FP16…

9:52 PM · May 19, 2026 View on X

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Users react with amazement to the sheer scale of a 1T parameter AI model, which would require 1.3 million floppy disks just for its weights.

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