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Re:Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen by rumblefrog on Monday November 02, 2026 @02:26PM (#50342257)
I wonder if the same technique can be applied to model abliteration? It would easily make any open weight models uncensored.
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Re:Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen by senderista on Monday November 02, 2026 @03:08PM (#50342929)
It is already the same technique behind abliteration: identifying the direction associated with an observed behavior (refusal, for abliteration) and projecting it out.
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