"Codistilling" Joke Highlights AI Coding as Model Distillation by Another Name

OpenAI researcher arohan joked that people are doing "codistilling," claiming it works better than distilling, with researcher giffmana asking what it means. The meme satirizes developers using AI coding tools to copy other models' capabilities into their own products, effectively distillation in disguise.

2026-10-20 ~ 2026-10-20 · 2 related posts

• "Codistilling": copying model smarts via AI coding beats distilling? — _arohan_ · 2026-10-20
• Lab chatter: 'codistilling' teased as better than distilling, details unknown — giffmana · 2026-10-20