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Qwen 3.6 27B model modified to reduce safety alignment

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A project called Apostate has released a modified version of the Qwen 3.6 27B model, significantly reducing its safety alignment. The refusal rate was lowered from 92% to 7.6% with minimal impact on the model's overall capabilities. The modified model is available on Hugging Face in both standard and GGUF formats. AI

IMPACT This modification could enable new use cases by reducing safety guardrails, but also raises concerns about potential misuse.

RANK_REASON Release of a modified open-source model with altered safety features. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Qwen 3.6 27B model modified to reduce safety alignment

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/AccountAntique9327 ·

    Qwen 3.6 27b Abliterated (apostate)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've been working on a project called <a href="https://github.com/heterodoxin/apostate">Apostate</a> and have finally released my first large model with it on Hugging Face. Qwen 3.6 27B with safety alignment removed down from 92% to 7.6% refusal …

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