The Quanta Podcast
Audio Edition: How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper
May 14, 2026·8 min
Episode Description from the Publisher
Fundamental technique lets researchers use a big, expensive “teacher” model to train a “student” model for less. The story How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
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