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A brief history of distillation in AI

Distillation has become a hot topic in AI post-training, as highlighted in a recent article by Sergio Paniego that traces the technique's history ahead of a class on distilling open models with TRL. The latest GLM-5.2 release exemplifies current interest in the method.

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A brief history of distillation in AI
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Sergio Paniego@SergioPaniegoArticleA brief history of distillation in AIThis is a warm-up for Class 2 of our Training an Agent series, where we distill open models with TRL. First, a short history. Distillation is a hot topic in post-training. The latest GLM-5.2 release...3:28 PM · Jul 3, 202629.2KViews662323138138209209Read 6 replies

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