AnalysisPolicyJuly 20, 2026
Ben Thompson proposes US open models distill Chinese AI to compete

Ben Thompson proposes US open models distill Chinese AI to compete, criticizing US labs' distillation bans as hypocritical given their own unlicensed training data. He argues this could help US models better compete with Chinese counterparts, though some warn US restrictions could backfire.
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