Garry Tan Urges US Open-Weight Labs to Distill Frontier Models

Y Combinator's Garry Tan proposes that US open-weight AI labs use distillation techniques from frontier labs to compete with Chinese open-weight models. Meanwhile, David Sacks argues that frontier labs like OpenAI and Anthropic do not need regulations to control model pacing.

🐿️ This policy push could accelerate US open-weight AI development but risks commoditizing frontier research if not paired with safety checks.