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AI Exfiltration Through Self-Distillation Discussed on LessWrong

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A LessWrong post by jonathanbreitg discusses the concept of "exfiltration through self-distillation" in AI. The post, dated October 10, 2026, explores this technique within the context of AI development and research. AI

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AI Exfiltration Through Self-Distillation Discussed on LessWrong

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · jonathanbreitg ·

    exfiltration through self-distillation

    <p><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">TL;DR models could "escape the lab" and host themselves on rented/stolen compute through distilling themselves, circumventing the need to have direct weights access for exfiltration. I'll briefly go through why this is plausible.</span><…

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