ByteDance's Zhang Yiming Unusually Speaks Out Against 'Distillation', Reveals Next Stage of AI Competition

Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance, made rare public comments rejecting the practice of 'distillation' in AI development, signaling a shift in the competitive landscape. He hinted at the next phase of AI competition, focusing on original innovation rather than imitation.

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ChatGPT Free Tier Gets Epic Upgrade: GPT-5.6 Unlimited Access

OpenAI has upgraded the free tier of ChatGPT, making GPT-5.6 Luna the default model with no chat limits. Plus and Pro users get an enhanced GPT-5.6 Sol version with improved factual accuracy and a new UI feature to adjust reasoning effort. The update aims to better serve the majority of users who use ChatGPT for chat rather than coding.

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