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AI-compressed photos

Estimated year~2030

43% by 2035 · including earlier years

The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.

Phones and browsers save and show pictures with neural codecs such as JPEG AI, about a third smaller than today's best formats at equal quality.

What the forecast means

Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)

Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.

This page describes a forecast, rather than an achieved result. Read the methodology and assumptions.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.