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distillation

[dis-tl-ey-shuhn] / ˌdɪs tlˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
distillate
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And the practice of distillation is used in many nonmalicious contexts.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

Lambert doesn’t think that models face a pressing threat of commoditization, as that might be giving distillation too much credit.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

“It’s hard to say how much distillation matters for the Chinese AI models,” Chan said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

AI observers speculated that DeepSeek might have used distillation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

When I get home I work with Quang-ha on his biology- I give him a single-page document with a distillation of what he should know for his upcoming test.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan