$NVDA.US NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang denies claims that calling AI model distillation “theft.”
He told CNBC that learning from competitors’ products or training on them is “competition.” When asked whether distillation “doesn’t count as robbery,” he said: “It’s called competition.” “You can test other people’s products as you like.”
He also said that when companies try to figure out how NVIDIA’s products work, they sometimes “disassemble them down to the skeleton.” “Of course I would prefer they not do that,” Huang said. “I’d rather no one learn from our products, so we can stay ahead all the way with ease. But to be frank, competition makes everything better.” “If you don’t want others to use your products, then understand your customers and turn off the service.”
He told CNBC that learning from competitors’ products or training on them is “competition.” When asked whether distillation “doesn’t count as robbery,” he said: “It’s called competition.” “You can test other people’s products as you like.”
He also said that when companies try to figure out how NVIDIA’s products work, they sometimes “disassemble them down to the skeleton.” “Of course I would prefer they not do that,” Huang said. “I’d rather no one learn from our products, so we can stay ahead all the way with ease. But to be frank, competition makes everything better.” “If you don’t want others to use your products, then understand your customers and turn off the service.”