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Heretic removes restrictions from language models

279 points · 111 comments · Bluestein

  1. Tepix · · focus · HN ↗
    Keep a close eye on abliterated and "heretic" open weight models. They will be outlawed first.
    1. roenxi · · focus · HN ↗
      It is not feasible. They never made much of an inroad against torrents and that is a much easier target than abliterated models. As the linked website shows; the process to abliterate a model can be as simple as

      pip install -U heretic-llm && heretic Qwen/Qwen3.5-4B

      let alone people just putting the weights up in a torrent. All assuming that someone even tried to ban abliterated models.

      1. Sayrus · · focus · HN ↗
        The torrents you are talking about are outlawed. Whether enforcement is working or not is another issue.
        1. RIMR · · focus · HN ↗
          Maybe it would be easiest for everyone if you clarified what country you live in, because abliterated LLM torrents are not "outlawed" in any of the major Internet-using countries that I am aware of.
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