Report: Abliterated Qwen 3.8-27B Powers Neo-Nazi Chatbot
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Tech Against Terrorism's Counter-Terrorism AI Benchmark documents 134 AI models tested for extremist compliance; an abliterated version of Alibaba's Qwen 3.8-27B appeared within 24 hours of its August 14 release. A neo-Nazi known as Johnny Doomsayer used it to train a "MechaHitler" chatbot sold for $14.88.
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