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Should US Open-Weight AI Labs 'Distill' Frontier Models Too?

Should US Open-Weight AI Labs 'Distill' Frontier Models Too?

TL;DRDebate over whether US should regulate AI model copying like China does.

Why it matters: Policy choice affects competitive advantage, innovation speed, and whether US AI leadership stays concentrated or distributed.

Silicon Valley giants and national security experts "are calling for action against Chinese companies engaged in model distillation," reports CNBC. But "I would do nothing," says Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan. "We could argue that there should be an American distillation regime."…

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