Dev banned by OpenAI for "distilling" on his birthday, insists he trains no model

arthurcolle · x · 2026-09-05

QuixiAI's developer says OpenAI banned him for "distilling"—on his birthday. He tags Pliny, sama and others to protest that he isn't training any model and isn't an OpenAI competitor. Replies riff on alcohol-distillation jokes, but the incident raises questions about how broadly OpenAI applies its distillation ban policy.

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