Nathan Lambert(@natolambert):To anyone that accuses me of being a China shill on distillation -- I've been worried about this for a long time and we're just starting to feel the pain of being behind on open models, and it'll only get worse from here if we don't find ways to support building them in the US.

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Nathan Lambert@natolambert

2026.07.23 14:34

To anyone that accuses me of being a China shill on distillation -- I've been worried about this for a long time and we're just starting to feel the pain of being behind on open models, and it'll only get worse from here if we don't find ways to support building them in the US.