Lucas Beyer's sharp take: "distillation" is really just buying data and environments
giffmana · x · 2026-10-29
In a pointed exchange, well-known AI researcher Lucas Beyer (giffmana) offered a one-line rewrite: replace "distill" with "buy data and envs" and reread the claim. The quip suggests much of today's distillation hype amounts to simply paying for data and training environments.
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