https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/30/technology/openai-tr...

Excerpt:

Savitt jasked Musk if his artificial intelligence company, xAI, had ever “distilled” technology from OpenAI.

“Generally A.I. companies distill other A.I. companies,” Musk answered.

“Is that a ‘yes’?” Savitt asked. Musk answered, “Partly.”

Distillation has become an increasingly important issue as companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have complained that Chinese companies are distilling their systems.