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Hirundo, Lazarus, and others are applying machine unlearning and weight edits to Chinese models to remove censorship and harden security for Western companies

A growing number of startups are editing powerful Chinese open-weight models for Western businesses that are concerned about censorship and security.

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Hirundo, Lazarus, and others are applying machine unlearning and weight edits to Chinese models to remove censorship and harden security for Western companies

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