Knowledge gets created, then lost. Decisions get relitigated. New hires ramp slower.
What is Knowledge distillation? | IBM
Knowledge distillation is a machine learning technique used to transfer the learning of a large pre-trained “teacher model” to a smaller “student model.”
On-Policy Distillation
On-policy, dense supervision is a useful tool for distillation
The Bet On Juniors Just Got Better
Why genies can make hiring juniors more profitable, & what you need to change to get there
241. Distillation Is Not Anti-American, Weaponizing It Is
Recent attempts at pursuing government intervention in distillation of AI models are short-sighted and technically weak arguments to attempt regulatory capture
Avoiding Digital Productivity Traps - Cal Newport
Last week in this newsletter, I summarized some interesting results from a study that analyzed the behavior of 164,000 knowledge workers. It found that introducing ... Read more
Minimalist Tiki
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Intentions have a surprising amount of detail
Auteur managerialism, the myth of one-shotting, and the chindogufication of engineering
Open models in perpetual catch-up
The open-closed gap, distillation, innovation timescales, how open models win, specialized models, what’s missing, etc.
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Everything You Need to Know about Knowledge Distillation
A Blog post by Ksenia Se on Hugging Face
Black Fox Farm & Distillery wins IWSC 2025 Worldwide Whiskey Producer Trophy
On the vast Canadian prairies, where summer heat scorches at +40°C and winter plunges to -40°C, Black Fox Farm & Distillery has redefined what Canadian whiskey can be.
Holdfast 0: Situating
This post introduces the written version of some optimistic and constructive thinking on knowledge in networks that I’ve been wrestling with since the end of last year.
