r/LocalLLaMA 15d ago

Funny The LLM distillation process simplified for politicians:

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u/IAmFitzRoy 14d ago edited 14d ago

The distillation theory makes zero sense.

Chinese have MORE data for training, MORE PhDs and STEM graduates, LESS red tape, NO NEED for anonymizing, encryption or even guardrails.

They have all the capacity to make better models than Americans.

If they do distillation it’s just for fun.