From my understanding, distilling the model with another model is not illegal per se. Also, the output of the LLM is public domain by law, too.
So, why all this "effort" to protect the model? This is a free market, and moving fast and breaking things is the norm.
If they are so adamant on protecting their IP, maybe they can start by respecting others' IP, so we can start talking about ethics, equality and playing fair.
So, why all this "effort" to protect the model? This is a free market, and moving fast and breaking things is the norm.
If they are so adamant on protecting their IP, maybe they can start by respecting others' IP, so we can start talking about ethics, equality and playing fair.