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China Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Distillation is the most significant debate surrounding open AI models in 2026. Distillation is the most significant debate surrounding open AI models in 2026. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Distilling from another lab's model is standard industry practice, not cheating; who you distill from just depends on whether you have products to protect. — tap to centre the map on it Distilling from another lab's model is standard industry practice, not cheating; who you distill from just depends on whether you have products to protect. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Among the misuse threats in Anthropic's threat disruption report, distillation is by far the most important and will have the most impact. — tap to centre the map on it Among the misuse threats in Anthropic's threat disruption report, distillation is by far the most important and will have the most impact. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Since 2024, the leading open-weight AI models have come from Chinese labs rather than American ones. — tap to centre the map on it Since 2024, the leading open-weight AI models have come from Chinese labs rather than American ones. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open-weights DeepSeek makes the closed-source US-China AI arms-race argument artificial. — tap to centre the map on it Open-weights DeepSeek makes the closed-source US-China AI arms-race argument artificial. Last stated 2 years ago
31 Jan 2025
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Thomas Wolf — holds since 2025-01-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Beyond tool fluency, systems thinking matters: distilling what is important so that it becomes replicable, in the interest of making AI a precision tool. — tap to centre the map on it Beyond tool fluency, systems thinking matters: distilling what is important so that it becomes replicable, in the interest of making AI a precision tool. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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Loredana Crisan — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open-weight models are becoming an essential tool for AI diffusion. — tap to centre the map on it Open-weight models are becoming an essential tool for AI diffusion. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is a large and growing gap between open-weight AI models and frontier AI models. — tap to centre the map on it There is a large and growing gap between open-weight AI models and frontier AI models. Last stated 7 months ago
29 Mar 2026
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Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: OpenAI's claim that DeepSeek trained on its outputs is narrative management: other startups bootstrapped exactly that way and were never banned for it. — tap to centre the map on it OpenAI's claim that DeepSeek trained on its outputs is narrative management: other startups bootstrapped exactly that way and were never banned for it. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 4 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CPU and memory crunch is coming. — tap to centre the map on it A CPU and memory crunch is coming. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Oct 2026
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Dillon Mulroy — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Distillation is the most significant debate surrounding open AI models in 2026.
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Distilling from another lab's model is standard industry practice, not cheating; who you distill from just depends on whether you have products to protect.
Holds
Among the misuse threats in Anthropic's threat disruption report, distillation is by far the most important and will have the most impact.
Holds
Since 2024, the leading open-weight AI models have come from Chinese labs rather than American ones.
Holds
Open-weights DeepSeek makes the closed-source US-China AI arms-race argument artificial.
Holds
Beyond tool fluency, systems thinking matters: distilling what is important so that it becomes replicable, in the interest of making AI a precision tool.
Holds
Open-weight models are becoming an essential tool for AI diffusion.
Holds
There is a large and growing gap between open-weight AI models and frontier AI models.
Holds
OpenAI's claim that DeepSeek trained on its outputs is narrative management: other startups bootstrapped exactly that way and were never banned for it.
Holds
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
Holds
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do.
Holds
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A CPU and memory crunch is coming.
Holds