Does Distillation Erase Model Personalities?
amplifiedamp · x · 2026-07-17
The repost discusses a very real side effect of distillation: will models increasingly become just like Claude? The author worries that if models like Kimi are distilled, their unique "character" and expressive style will be flattened, leaving behind only a pile of similar responses.
The core argument is that people don't just want a model that is "better at answering questions"; they want more diverse thinking styles and conversational personas. The author thus urges Chinese labs to take "character training" seriously.
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