New paper: a stronger model isn't always a better distillation teacher
pappasg69 · x · 2026-10-26
The paper 'When to Follow the Teacher: Advantage-Based On-Policy Distillation' argues that a stronger model isn't always a better teacher—what matters is not just what the teacher knows but what the student can use. The authors propose an advantage-based on-policy distillation method that decides when the student should follow the teacher versus rely on its own signals.
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