Redditor argues Astra hides chain of thought to prevent distillation, not to improve the model
bfkill · reddit · 2026-09-12
Reddit user bfkill argues that hiding the chain of thought in Astra is primarily about preventing distillation rather than improving the model. Their reasoning: chain of thought is performative output that doesn't faithfully reflect the model's internal state, and once OpenAI realized this, hiding it reduces its value for competitors attempting distillation.
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