Y Combinator’s Garry Tan says 'do nothing' about distillation as AI giants accuse China of copying their tech

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At Y Combinator’s annual Demo Day, CEO Garry Tan explained why he's less concerned about frontier AI model distillation and the existential risk of AI.

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  • Reported by CNBC World and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 03:39:17 UTC.

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