Researcher warns mass distillation leaves Chinese models steeped in Claude's style

Researcher teortaxesTex says he doesn't oppose distillation and views it as a useful crutch before compute and data mature, but warns that large-scale distillation is leaving Chinese models deeply permeated by Claude's personality and style.

2026-10-18 ~ 2026-10-18 · 2 related posts

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