Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on model distillation: 'That's called competition'
kevinsxu · x · 2026-09-29
Asked about AI model distillation—training on outputs gleaned from testing rival products—Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang responded: "That's called competition. You're allowed to test somebody else's products all you want." The quote is widely read as defusing recent distillation controversies and endorsing benchmarking and product testing as legitimate competitive practice.
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