Distillation Wars pundit predicts open-weight process to shrink models and boost intelligence
QuixiAI · x · 2026-09-06
In a birthday greeting to Eric, @keithofaptos reflects on the ongoing "Distillation Wars" — after everyone distilled everything from everyone, the situation is a mess. He predicts that someone will soon build and fully open-weight a procedure that shrinks model size while drastically raising intelligence, ending these petty games and ushering in a new set of industry issues.
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