Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to 'distill' frontier models too
TheJCDenton · hn · 2026-09-13
Y Combinator president Garry Tan is calling for US open-weight AI labs to also be allowed to distill frontier models — extracting capabilities from top closed models to narrow the gap with closed labs — TechCrunch reports. The pitch touches on how distillation rights could shape competition and the viability of the American open-weight ecosystem.
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