Distillation copies logits, not hidden CoT — open-sourcing 1.3 leaks IP, not reasoning data

teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-16

teortaxesTex shares a counterintuitive technical point with a "DOES HE KNOW?" meme: distillation only copies output logits, not the hidden chain of thought, so open-sourcing the rumored model 1.3 wouldn't leak the raw reasoning data — the real guard is about IP liability, not technical exposure.

A sharp clarification in the ongoing debate over whether open releases could leak purchased reasoning data.

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