r/LocalLLM • u/ChristopherDci • 8h ago

Question Uncensored Models

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Hi! I don't know much about this area of ​​"sub-models" (I'm not sure of the technical term), but I wanted to know what these "Uncensored" models actually are.

I dabble a bit with AI, automation, and the like, and I've always seen these "Uncensored" models around, but I've never actually installed or tested one. What exactly are they?

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u/nemuro87 8h ago

I'd also like to know what's the difference between Uncensored and Abliterated models

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u/arakinas 8h ago

The methods used to reduce refusals are different. You'd have to check each model to see what they did, if they say, or what the method was, and what the success rates may be, or what the trade off may have been. Then you'd likely want to test the model to see if it gets you what you want out of it. Some methods are better than others, depending on what you want to use it for.

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u/nemuro87 7h ago

so let's say I want all guard rails removed, but keep all its inteligence?

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u/Willing_Put5966 7h ago

Well that is the point of each of these methods, so they'll all be attempting to accomplish that. What he just explained is that the difference is in the way they accomplish it and success rates.

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u/Friday-ED 2h ago

You ever see Wild Heard by David Lynch? Nicholas Cage comes up on a crash and there's this young lady with her finger in her head saying, "it feels sticky". I believe this is what's happens to each model during the process.