Commenters warn cheap unfiltered models and Chinese AI are outpacing the economy
alex_verem · x · 2026-10-28
A thread warns that anyone can now obtain an "abliterated" model — an AI with its safety training stripped out — for pennies, and argues the economy's technological foundations already look ancient next to what cheap Chinese models can do. A responder calls some of the possible outcomes scary.
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