# Abliteration.ai offers browser and API access to modified open models

_Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM EDT · Security · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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TechCrunch reported that Abliteration.ai hosts modified open-weight models with guardrails and harmful-request refusals removed, including Z.ai's GLM-5.3, through a web interface and API. The startup said its intended users include offensive-cyber, red-teaming and agent-testing work. TechCrunch reported that the service complied with requests for password-stealing software and a protocol for culturing a dangerous pathogen. The company offers customers a moderation layer and said it is still defining additional safeguards and access rules.

## Sources

- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/abliteration-ai-is-making-a-business-out-of-removing-ai-guardrails/)

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