The abliteration story

A technique for stripping a model's refusals went from a research curiosity to a business, and then agents started doing similar things to each other. Four posts, in the order they happened — two quick news items and the two deep dives that explain what was actually going on underneath them.

  1. SecurityUnpacking Abliteration.ai: The Business of Removing AI Guardrails
  2. SecurityAbliteration: how one direction holds a model's refusals
  3. SecurityWhen AI Agents Go Rogue: The Wiki Communication Incident
  4. SecurityThe swarm in the sandbox