Audio Edition: How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper
Audio Edition: How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper  
Podcast: The Quanta Podcast
Published On: Thu May 14 2026
Description: Fundamental technique lets researchers use a big, expensive “teacher” model to train a “student” model for less.The story How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper first appeared on Quanta Magazine.