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DeepSeek, Moonshot AI relied on GPT-6 Astra distillation for Kimi K3.1 Pro, V4.1-Flash: report

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The Information reports that DeepSeek and Moonshot AI heavily relied on distillation from OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, released in early September, to train models such as Kimi K3.1 Pro and V4.1-Flash 1017. The practice followed Anthropic's crackdown on similar distillation activities.

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    Sources: DeepSeek and Moonshot AI heavily relied on GPT-6 Astra distillation to train models like Kimi K3.1 Pro and V4.1-Flash 1017, after Anthropic's crackdown (The Information)

    The Information : Sources: DeepSeek and Moonshot AI heavily relied on GPT-6 Astra distillation to train models like Kimi K3.1 Pro and V4.1-Flash 1017, after Anthropic's crackdown — OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, the most powerful model the company has released, has met with strong demand since its release in early September.

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