elcarnal

I’ve seen a lot of people dunking on @thdxr and @opencode, and I needed to say something. Frankly, I don’t think anyone understands how sophisticated these attacks are. These aren't script kiddies doing this after school. These are state actors, with real companies fueling the fire. One of the bigger companies behind distillation has 4 office locations worldwide, and there are a number of companies that are entirely fronts for distillation. You’ve probably seen their ads. Some have raised venture. I’ve personally seen messages claiming they bought over $5 million in inference for distillation. They’ve gone so far as to recruit people close to the model labs for better access, and the dollars flowing through the distillation ecosystem are in the 9 figures. These attacks offer a huge economic incentive. These aren't fly-by-night operations. At Vectoral we've see relays offering affiliate programs, net 30 invoicing for enterprises, and strict SLAs. Together, the top relays get tens of millions of visitors per month. Frankly, they are more sophisticated than most SAAS companies. The sad reality is that things likely only get worse from here. We are at war for global AI hegemony.