Distillation
The process of using larger AI models as 'teacher' models to train smaller, more efficient 'student' models.
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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Reasoning Distillation: using DeepSeek R1 to beat OpenAI o1
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A training technique where a smaller model learns from the outputs (logits or generated data) of a larger, more capable 'teacher' model.

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The process of using larger AI models as 'teacher' models to train smaller, more efficient 'student' models.

Inference, Diffusion, World Models, and More | YC Paper Club
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A method to transfer knowledge from a larger model or ensemble to a smaller model, reducing inference compute.

Stanford CME296 Diffusion & Large Vision Models | Spring 2026 | Lecture 8 - Trending Topics
Stanford Online
A category of methods aimed at shortening the number of inference steps needed to generate samples from a model, thereby reducing generation time and computational cost.