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distillation

Training a smaller model to mimic a larger one's outputs, letting the smaller model inherit much of its capability at a fraction of the compute cost.

also written as distilling · model distillation

Related terms
LoRA adapterA small add-on set of weights trained separately from a base model to customize its behavior for a specific task, cheaper to produce than retraining the whole model.view term->open-weight modelAn AI model whose trained parameters are published for anyone to download and run on their own hardware, unlike a closed model accessed only through a hosted API.view term->
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jul 2026
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  • The Open Weights Rules Nobody Can Comply WithEvery open weights rule on the table stops working the moment a download finishes. Sort the three asks by when they act and see which ones still hold.opinion1 min
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