Distillation debate: is training on a competitor's model outputs fair game?
mark_k · x · 2026-10-08
markk opened a debate on AI model distillation: should you be free to train your model on another—especially a competitor's—model outputs? His take: if you obtained the outputs legally, you can do whatever you want with them, including training. A long-running industry controversy, echoing the OpenAI-vs-DeepSeek distillation accusations.
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