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larodiyesterday at 8:45 AM3 repliesview on HN

The name for it is ablation - precise removal of parts of the model. Not abliteration as it is not obliteration.

Even as I write this the ‘abliterated’ word is denoted a typo. Does it not at your end?


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glipticyesterday at 9:18 AM

The name for it _is_ abliterate. It's a portmanteau of ablate and obliterate.

zargonyesterday at 9:27 AM

The name is abliterate. It's a specific method of ablation.

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3abitonyesterday at 9:14 AM

I miss the days of 4changpt.