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Anthropic's February 2026 post describes distillation as "training a less capable model on the outputs of a stronger one."

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Feb 23, 2026 ... These labs used a technique called "distillation," which involves training a less capable model on the outputs of a stronger one.

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Detecting and preventing distillation attacks
Anthropic · 2026-02-23

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“Anthropic's February 2026 post describes distillation as "training a less capable model on the outputs of a stronger one.".” ai notis, checked 13 Oct 2026. Source: Detecting and preventing distillation attacks (Anthropic). https://ainotis.com/c/1299

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ai notis. (2026, October 13). Anthropic's February 2026 post describes distillation as "training a less capable model on the outputs of a stronger one." [Checked claim 1299]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/1299

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