Heretic 2.0 released: open-source tool for stripping refusals from open models adds modifier plugins and headless mode
READ THE ORIGINAL SOURCEOpen original sourcegithub.com · Opens in a new tabThe Heretic v2.0.0 GitHub release describes a major version of an open-source tool for modifying open models. It states that 2.0 breaks backwards compatibility with 1.x configuration files and removes research features, which it says are replaced by Lophius. The release notes list changes including headless operation with end-to-end tests, a generic plugin system, modifier plugins with ARA, a benchmark scorer, and support for models with Hyper-Connections. Contributor credits and a changelog link are included.
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The Heretic v2.0.0 GitHub release describes a major version of an open-source tool for modifying open models. It states that 2.0 breaks backwards compatibility with 1.x configuration files and removes research features, which it says are replaced by Lophius. The release notes list changes including headless operation with end-to-end tests, a generic plugin system, modifier plugins with ARA, a benchmark scorer, and support for models with Hyper-Connections. Contributor credits and a changelog link are included.
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- Heretic 2.0 is a major release that breaks compatibility with Heretic 1.x configuration files.
- Research features were removed, with Lophius named as the intended replacement.
- New features include headless operation, a generic plugin system, and modifier plugins with ARA.
- Additional changes add a benchmark scorer, a BERT classifier scorer plugin, and Hyper-Connections support.
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p-e-w's Heretic, a training-free tool to remove censorship from open-weight models, shipped v2.0.0 on Nov 1, breaking 1.x configs, removing research features (Lophius replaces them) and adding modifier plugins with Arbitrary-Rank Ablation. Dual-use for safety: it removes refusals.
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