Distillation is largely an industry standard and not just something done by Chinese labs targeting OpenAI/Anthropic. Many American companies…

Distillation is largely an industry standard and not just something done by Chinese labs targeting OpenAI/Anthropic. Many American companies also distill Chinese (open) models. LIVE TRIAL UPDATE: OpenAI's counsel asked Musk whether xAI has ever "distilled" technology from OpenAI. Musk: "Generally AI companies distill other AI companies." "Is that a yes?" Savitt asked. Musk: "Partly."

Source: Clem Delangue (X) | 2026-04-30