US-China Model Gap Isn't Just About Distillation
casper_hansen_ · x · 2026-07-17
Responding to claims that the US-China AI model gap is mainly driven by distillation and lower investment, this post argues:
- The general public will soon realize that things aren't as simple as "just relying on distillation"; that's an outdated narrative.
- The truly critical difference lies more in how weights/capabilities are distributed under open access, rather than some "magic shortcut."
- Additionally, the training/experimentation costs for so-called "yolo-runs" might not actually be cheap.
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