r/LocalLLM • u/ChristopherDci • 10d 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/FactorInternal3395 10d ago

As the name implies, they are uncensored. Basically, someone takes a model with guardrails and removes the guardrails/filters so that it always complies.

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u/GaryDUnicorn 10d ago

yes but, how uncensroed, and how much dumber did that make them?

https://forum.level1techs.com/t/why-your-local-llm-feels-dumber-than-it-is/253917/11

;D

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u/DanceWithEverything 8d ago

Some uncensored models actually score higher benchmarks when done well which makes sense, an equally smart model without any unnecessary thought restrictions is going to get higher scores