AI safety and alignment · MLD-0003
Abliteration
An informal term for model modifications intended to suppress refusal-related activation directions or behavior.
Original reference page · detailed expansion pending. Original definitions, examples, notes and citations are preserved below. New examples are illustrative, not benchmark results.
Original example
Study how refusal changes after representation edits.
Original caveat
It does not guarantee removal of all safeguards or preservation of capability.
Context and aliases
Level: Advanced. Stages: Training · Evaluation · Research · Governance.
Tags: Safety · RL · SLM · LLM.
Aliases: Refusal-direction removal.