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The uncensored model paradox: one knob removes both the annoying refusals and the safety guardrail
Benchmarking five locally run uncensored LLMs shows abliteration cuts over-refusal from 44% to near zero with no hit to reasoning, but the same edit collapses safety refusals from 41.5% to 9.5%, because both ride on the same internal direction. The real reason to run uncensored may not be what you think.
2026-07-19