distillation
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Zuckerberg also argues for allowing distillation, a controversial practice whereby developers query competing models to copy what they know.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Some critics argue Anthropic itself has built models through a process that resembles distillation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
US President Donald Trump's Science and Technology adviser Michael Kratsios said Moonshot AI carried out the campaign through what is known as distillation - when a weaker AI model extracts answers from a stronger one.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Kratsios said Moonshot built "a sophisticated internal platform to conduct large-scale distillation against U.S. models," which allowed the company "to quickly switch between multiple methods of access to avoid detection."
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I filtered the fourth distillation through a mixture of charcoal, eggshells, pecan husks, and coffee grounds. I think I’ll put it up in oak for a while and see what happens.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing distillation
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