What is AI model distillation and why is it becoming a US-China flashpoint?

Long regarded as a standard tool of AI research, distillation is now at the centre of a growing dispute over whether advanced AI capabilities can be transferred without the consent of the companies that created them. Washington and leading US AI firms have accused Chinese rivals…

Source: The Economic Times31 July 2026 at 12:12 pm ISTrss

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