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A strong realistic prompt distribution for distillation can enable a smaller model to closely match a larger model.
John Schulman · AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement · 11 Sept 2026
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“So if you have a really good, like, realistic prompt distribution for distillation, you can match the big model really well.”Play from 26:47Report a misattribution
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