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Startups strip censorship from Chinese open-weight AI models for Western buyers

Rest of World details startups editing Chinese AI for Western firms

1 Nov 2 6:00 AM · 9d ago · 2 articles · 1 post · 2 sources · development 1 of 1

Rest of World reports that Hirundo, Lazarus and other startups are using machine unlearning and weight edits to harden Chinese open-weight models against cyberattacks, reduce bio-weapons knowledge, and strip state-aligned bias, with Hirundo CEO Ben Luria describing the process as 'like neurosurgery'.

Rest of World details startups editing Chinese AI for Western firms
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“What we do is like neurosurgery, an intervention that's surgical and very specific.”

Ben Luria

Ben Luria Co-founder and CEO of HirundoHirundo AI safety startupDeepSeek Chinese AI labCrowdStrike Cybersecurity firm

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What was reported 2 claims about this development

  1. 1 outlet Hirundo, Lazarus, and others are applying machine unlearning and weight edits to Chinese models to remove censorship and harden security for Western companies

    first by Rest of World, 9d ago

  2. 1 outlet Startups recalibrate Chinese AI for the West

    first by Rest of, 9d ago

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