[tpoacher]

As others already pointed out, the linked article seems to say the reverse of how you interpreted it (though I would agree the terms are a bit ambiguous).

Note taking as parrotting is distinct from note taking as distillation. The latter has much more chance of getting results with proper spaced repetition, since it will help establish a concrete foundation on which to build more knowledge in an easily retrievable manner. The former may or may not benefit from spaced repetition at all.

I would say if GPT distills successfully, while this isnt as good as self-distillation, it may still be useful.

If not, or worse, actively bullshits, it probably won't be much help.