Opinion: Grok's Rapid Catch-Up Attributed to Distillation Over Compute
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-29
TeortaxesTex suggests that the rapid catch-up of Grok versions 4.5-4.6 is likely due to distillation as the root cause. From OpenAI's perspective, this advancement is not credited to Elon Musk's compute power or Cursor's expertise. The comment implies that OpenAI's accusation regarding distillation holds some merit, pointing to potential model replication methods.
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