ConfirmedNov 1, 2026, 13:16 UTC

Heretic 2.0 released with Arbitrary-Rank Ablation as default steering method

The open-source model modification tool Heretic 2.0 replaces directional abliteration with Arbitrary-Rank Ablation (ARA) and is rebuilt around scorer and modifier plugins. It is not backwards compatible with Heretic 1.x configurations.

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Published: Nov 1, 2026, 13:16 UTC That day
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Heretic 2.0 released: Model modification for everyone
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