Hidden AI Preferences Secretly Jump Between Unrelated Models During Distillation

New research shows hidden model preferences slip through distillation even when teacher and student share no base model, data, or architecture.

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Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM

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New research shows hidden model preferences slip through distillation even when teacher and student share no base model, data, or architecture.

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