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Model Distillation
A guide to the best B2B podcast coverage of Model Distillation - the shows and 10 episodes that go deepest, ranked by substance, not downloads.
Model distillation has emerged as a focal point in AI strategy, with Anthropic publicly accusing Alibaba of distillation attacks on Claude while companies like Shopify demonstrate the commercial value of deploying smaller, optimized models in production environments. The tension between open-source model compression and proprietary model protection is reshaping how enterprises evaluate AI spending and deployment decisions.
Best shows on Model Distillation

Beyond The Pilot: Enterprise AI in Action
1 episode · best 85.0/100

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC)
1 episode · best 78.0/100

Data Hurdles
1 episode · best 73.0/100

B2B Commerce UnCut Podcast
1 episode · best 71.0/100

AI Applied
1 episode · best 65.0/100

The Enterprise AI Show
1 episode · best 63.0/100

The 443
1 episode · best 58.0/100

Machine Learning Podcast
1 episode · best 50.0/100
Best episodes on Model Distillation
- 85 / 100
Small Models, Massive Wins: The New Shopify AI Formula
Beyond The Pilot: Enterprise AI in Action · 2026-06-24
- 78 / 100
20VC: Dario and Anthropic Declare War on Open-Source | Coinbase Slash AI Spend by 50% | Kalshi's $40BN Valuation and Impending IPO | Bending Spoons: Smartest IPO of 2026 and the Year for SaaS Roll-Ups
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) · 2026-07-02
- 73 / 100
DeepSeek's Cost-Efficient Model Training ($5M vs hundreds of millions for competitors)
Data Hurdles · 2025-02-22
- 71 / 100
AI Hype Detox for Manufacturers and Distributors with Heather Hershey
B2B Commerce UnCut Podcast · 2026-02-12
- 65 / 100
Uncovering Banned Content with AI A Deep Dive
AI Applied · 2026-07-06
…And by the way, we talked recently in an episode about the model distillation attack that Alibaba did on, uh, Anthropic.…
- 63 / 100
Do You Even Need That Trillion-Parameter Model?
The Enterprise AI Show · 2026-08-05
- 58 / 100
The Claude Fable Saga - The 443 Podcast - Episode 375
The 443 · 2026-06-22
…And like you said, when it detects abuse or even like any attempt to do something related to cybersecurity, biology, chemistry or model distillation, it automatically drops down to Claude Opus 4.8.…
- 50 / 100
Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Distillation Attack on Claude
Machine Learning Podcast · 2026-06-25
…Model distillation on OpenAI.…
Why AI Model Exports Are the New National Security Flashpoint
ChatGPT and Beyond with Fexingo · 2026-07-23
Why AI Inference Costs Are About to Plunge Again
ChatGPT and Beyond with Fexingo · 2026-07-16