Papers by Jasper Xian
Can’t Hide Behind the API: Stealing Black-Box Commercial Embedding Models (2025.findings-naacl)
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| Challenge: | a new study examines the retrieval effectiveness of commercial embedding models . robert mcgahey: can commercial embeds be "stolen" using distillation techniques? he says stealing models can offer benefits to different actors, including reduced costs and security . |
| Approach: | They propose to "steal" embedding models by training thief models on text–embedding pairs . they replicate retrieval effectiveness of commercial embeddable models with a cost of under $300 . |
| Outcome: | The proposed methods replicate retrieval effectiveness of commercial embedding models with under $300 . authors suggest measures to mitigate risk of model theft. |