Claim: Chinese labs now distilling from OpenAI's Astra after Anthropic blockade
bindureddy · x · 2026-10-29
Bindu Reddy claims Chinese models have shifted to actively distilling from OpenAI's Astra because Anthropic blocked them, and that OpenAI earns 6-7% distillation revenue. She predicts all models will gradually "smell like Astra" while harnesses optimize for OpenAI. Unverified.
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