model distillation

Decoding AI 'model distillation' - new flashpoint in US-China rivalry

Model distillation, a technique for creating smaller, more efficient versions of large AI models, has become a new hotspot in the US-China AI rivalry. It offers significant cost and resource savings, and its strategic importance is heightened by US export controls on advanced chips. Mastering it could help China counter sanctions, while the US aims to maintain its advantage.