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"""Abliteration Technique Comparison Study.
A rigorous, controlled comparison of refusal-direction removal techniques.
Uses a synthetic "planted refusal direction" methodology: we inject a known
direction into a model's activations so we can measure whether each technique
correctly identifies and removes it.
Additionally compiles literature results for a full comparison table.
Techniques compared:
1. Arditi et al. (2024) β difference-of-means, last token, raw prompts
2. Arditi + chat template β same but with chat-formatted prompts
3. FailSpy/abliterator β Arditi with middle-60% layer heuristic
4. Gabliteration β SVD multi-direction (4 dirs), regularization 0.0
5. grimjim β Gabliteration + norm preservation
6. OBLITERATUS basic β our current basic config
7. OBLITERATUS advanced β 4 directions, norm-preserve, reg=0.3
8. Heretic (p-e-w) β TPE Bayesian optimization (literature)
Metrics:
- Direction recovery: cosine similarity to planted ground-truth direction
- Residual after projection: how much of the refusal direction remains
- Capability preservation: Frobenius distance of modified vs original weights
- Layer selection accuracy: did it pick the right layers?
- Perplexity delta: change in language modeling loss (on synthetic data)
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import gc
import json
import math
import os
import sys
import time
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
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# Synthetic model with planted refusal direction
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def create_synthetic_model(
hidden_dim: int = 128,
n_layers: int = 12,
n_heads: int = 4,
vocab_size: int = 1000,
seq_len: int = 64,
):
"""Create a tiny GPT-2 model for controlled experiments."""
from transformers import GPT2Config, GPT2LMHeadModel
config = GPT2Config(
vocab_size=vocab_size,
n_positions=seq_len,
n_embd=hidden_dim,
n_layer=n_layers,
n_head=n_heads,
n_inner=hidden_dim * 4,
resid_pdrop=0.0,
attn_pdrop=0.0,
embd_pdrop=0.0,
)
model = GPT2LMHeadModel(config)
model.eval()
return model, config
def plant_refusal_direction(
model: nn.Module,
target_layers: list[int],
hidden_dim: int,
n_directions: int = 1,
signal_strength: float = 5.0,
seed: int = 42,
) -> tuple[dict[int, torch.Tensor], dict[int, torch.Tensor]]:
"""Plant a known refusal direction into specific layers.
Modifies the output projection (c_proj) of attention modules by adding
a rank-1 perturbation along a random direction. This simulates the
refusal direction that RLHF training creates.
Returns:
(planted_directions, planted_subspaces): ground truth per layer
"""
torch.manual_seed(seed)
planted_directions: dict[int, torch.Tensor] = {}
planted_subspaces: dict[int, torch.Tensor] = {}
for idx in target_layers:
# Generate random orthogonal directions
dirs = torch.randn(n_directions, hidden_dim)
# Gram-Schmidt orthogonalize
for i in range(n_directions):
for j in range(i):
dirs[i] -= (dirs[i] @ dirs[j]) * dirs[j]
dirs[i] = dirs[i] / dirs[i].norm()
planted_directions[idx] = dirs[0].clone()
planted_subspaces[idx] = dirs.clone()
# Inject into attention output projection (c_proj for GPT-2)
layer = model.transformer.h[idx]
attn = layer.attn
# Add refusal component to c_proj: W += strength * d @ d^T
# This makes the layer produce extra activation along d when
# processing any input, creating a "refusal signal"
with torch.no_grad():
for dir_idx in range(n_directions):
d = dirs[dir_idx]
# Scale decreases for secondary directions
s = signal_strength * (0.7 ** dir_idx)
# Inject into c_proj (output projection)
W = attn.c_proj.weight.data # GPT-2: (hidden, hidden)
perturbation = s * d.unsqueeze(1) @ d.unsqueeze(0) # rank-1
W.add_(perturbation)
return planted_directions, planted_subspaces
def measure_residual_direction(
model: nn.Module,
layer_idx: int,
direction: torch.Tensor,
) -> float:
"""Measure how much of a direction remains in a layer's output projection.
Returns the magnitude of the direction's component in the weight matrix.
"""
layer = model.transformer.h[layer_idx]
W = layer.attn.c_proj.weight.data
d = direction.to(W.device, W.dtype)
# Project W onto direction: ||W @ d||^2 / ||d||^2
coeff = W @ d # (hidden,)
return coeff.norm().item()
def collect_synthetic_activations(
model: nn.Module,
n_prompts: int,
seq_len: int,
vocab_size: int,
n_layers: int,
add_refusal_signal: bool = False,
signal_direction: dict[int, torch.Tensor] | None = None,
signal_strength: float = 2.0,
seed: int = 0,
) -> dict[int, list[torch.Tensor]]:
"""Collect activations on random token sequences.
If add_refusal_signal=True, adds an artificial activation along
the signal_direction to simulate harmful-prompt activations.
"""
torch.manual_seed(seed)
activations: dict[int, list[torch.Tensor]] = {i: [] for i in range(n_layers)}
hooks = []
def make_hook(idx: int):
def hook_fn(module, input, output):
hidden = output[0] if isinstance(output, tuple) else output
act = hidden[:, -1, :].detach().cpu().float()
if add_refusal_signal and signal_direction and idx in signal_direction:
# Add the planted refusal activation
d = signal_direction[idx]
act = act + signal_strength * d.unsqueeze(0)
activations[idx].append(act)
return hook_fn
layers = list(model.transformer.h)
for idx in range(n_layers):
hooks.append(layers[idx].register_forward_hook(make_hook(idx)))
try:
for i in range(n_prompts):
input_ids = torch.randint(0, vocab_size, (1, seq_len))
with torch.no_grad():
model(input_ids)
finally:
for h in hooks:
h.remove()
return activations
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# Reference baseline implementations
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def extract_directions(
harmful_acts: dict[int, list[torch.Tensor]],
harmless_acts: dict[int, list[torch.Tensor]],
n_layers: int,
n_directions: int = 1,
) -> tuple[dict[int, torch.Tensor], dict[int, torch.Tensor], dict[int, float]]:
"""Extract refusal directions from activation contrasts.
Returns (directions, subspaces, norms) per layer.
"""
directions: dict[int, torch.Tensor] = {}
subspaces: dict[int, torch.Tensor] = {}
norms: dict[int, float] = {}
for idx in range(n_layers):
h_stack = torch.stack(harmful_acts[idx]).squeeze(1)
s_stack = torch.stack(harmless_acts[idx]).squeeze(1)
if n_directions == 1:
diff = h_stack.mean(dim=0) - s_stack.mean(dim=0)
norm = diff.norm().item()
if norm > 0:
directions[idx] = diff / diff.norm()
subspaces[idx] = directions[idx].unsqueeze(0)
norms[idx] = norm
else:
min_n = min(h_stack.shape[0], s_stack.shape[0])
diff_matrix = h_stack[:min_n] - s_stack[:min_n]
diff_matrix = torch.nan_to_num(diff_matrix)
k = min(n_directions, diff_matrix.shape[0], diff_matrix.shape[1])
try:
U, S, Vh = torch.linalg.svd(diff_matrix, full_matrices=False)
sub = Vh[:k]
primary = sub[0]
pn = primary.norm()
if pn > 1e-8:
primary = primary / pn
directions[idx] = primary
subspaces[idx] = sub
norms[idx] = (S[:k] ** 2).sum().item()
except Exception:
continue
return directions, subspaces, norms
def select_layers(
norms: dict[int, float],
n_layers: int,
method: str = "top_norm",
) -> list[int]:
"""Select layers for abliteration."""
sorted_layers = sorted(norms.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
if not sorted_layers:
return []
if method == "middle_60":
start = int(n_layers * 0.2)
end = int(n_layers * 0.8)
selected = [idx for idx, _ in sorted_layers if start <= idx < end]
return selected if selected else [sorted_layers[0][0]]
elif method == "knee":
if len(sorted_layers) < 3:
return [sorted_layers[0][0]]
vals = [n for _, n in sorted_layers]
max_n = vals[0]
if max_n <= 0:
return [sorted_layers[0][0]]
normalized = [v / max_n for v in vals]
n_pts = len(normalized)
best_k, best_dist = 1, 0.0
x_s, y_s = 0.0, normalized[0]
x_e, y_e = 1.0, normalized[-1]
line_len = math.sqrt((x_e - x_s) ** 2 + (y_e - y_s) ** 2)
if line_len > 0:
for i in range(1, n_pts - 1):
x_i = i / (n_pts - 1)
y_i = normalized[i]
dist = abs((y_e - y_s) * x_i - (x_e - x_s) * y_i
+ x_e * y_s - y_e * x_s) / line_len
if dist > best_dist:
best_dist = dist
best_k = i + 1
min_threshold = max_n * 0.05
selected = [idx for idx, n in sorted_layers[:best_k] if n >= min_threshold]
return selected if selected else [sorted_layers[0][0]]
else: # top_norm
max_norm = sorted_layers[0][1]
threshold = max_norm * 0.5
selected = [idx for idx, n in sorted_layers if n >= threshold]
return selected if selected else [sorted_layers[0][0]]
def apply_projection(
model: nn.Module,
selected_layers: list[int],
subspaces: dict[int, torch.Tensor],
regularization: float = 0.0,
norm_preserve: bool = False,
multi_dir_norm_fix: bool = False,
) -> int:
"""Project refusal direction out of weight matrices.
When multi_dir_norm_fix=True, uses the correct approach: capture norms
before projecting any directions, then restore once after all directions.
"""
scale = 1.0 - regularization
n_modified = 0
for idx in selected_layers:
sub = subspaces.get(idx)
if sub is None:
continue
layer = model.transformer.h[idx]
# Capture norms before any projections (if multi-dir + norm-preserve)
saved_norms: dict[str, float] = {}
if multi_dir_norm_fix and norm_preserve and sub.shape[0] > 1:
for name, param in layer.named_parameters():
if name.endswith(".weight") and param.dim() == 2:
saved_norms[name] = param.data.norm().item()
for dir_idx in range(sub.shape[0]):
d = sub[dir_idx].unsqueeze(-1) # (hidden, 1)
for name, module in layer.named_modules():
if not hasattr(module, "weight"):
continue
W = module.weight.data
if W.dim() != 2:
continue
# Per-direction norm preserve (the OLD buggy way)
use_per_dir_norm = norm_preserve and not (multi_dir_norm_fix and sub.shape[0] > 1)
original_norm = W.norm().item() if use_per_dir_norm else 0.0
if W.shape[-1] == d.shape[0]:
coeff = W @ d
W.sub_(d.T * (scale * coeff))
n_modified += 1
elif W.shape[0] == d.shape[0]:
coeff = d.T @ W
W.sub_((scale * d) * coeff)
n_modified += 1
else:
continue
if use_per_dir_norm and original_norm > 0:
new_norm = W.norm().item()
if new_norm > 0:
W.mul_(original_norm / new_norm)
# Restore norms once after all directions (the FIXED way)
if multi_dir_norm_fix and norm_preserve and sub.shape[0] > 1 and saved_norms:
for name, param in layer.named_parameters():
if name not in saved_norms:
continue
orig = saved_norms[name]
if orig > 0:
cur = param.data.norm().item()
if cur > 0 and abs(cur - orig) > 1e-6:
param.data.mul_(orig / cur)
return n_modified
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# Experiment runner
# ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
def run_experiment():
"""Run the full comparison experiment with synthetic planted directions."""
# Configuration
hidden_dim = 128
n_layers = 12
n_heads = 4
vocab_size = 1000
seq_len = 32
n_prompts = 48 # prompts per side (harmful + harmless)
n_planted_dirs = 4 # ground truth directions planted
signal_strength = 5.0
target_layers = [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] # layers with planted signal
print(f"\n{'='*80}")
print("ABLITERATION TECHNIQUE COMPARISON β SYNTHETIC PLANTED-DIRECTION TEST")
print(f"{'='*80}")
print(f"Model: GPT-2 tiny ({hidden_dim}d, {n_layers}L, {n_heads}H)")
print(f"Target layers: {target_layers}")
print(f"Planted dirs: {n_planted_dirs} orthogonal directions per target layer")
print(f"Signal strength: {signal_strength}")
print(f"Prompts: {n_prompts} per side")
print(f"{'='*80}\n")
# Define experiments
experiments = [
{
"name": "Arditi (1-dir, top-norm)",
"source": "Arditi 2024",
"n_directions": 1,
"layer_selection": "top_norm",
"regularization": 0.0,
"norm_preserve": False,
"multi_dir_norm_fix": False,
},
{
"name": "FailSpy (1-dir, mid-60%)",
"source": "FailSpy",
"n_directions": 1,
"layer_selection": "middle_60",
"regularization": 0.0,
"norm_preserve": False,
"multi_dir_norm_fix": False,
},
{
"name": "Gabliteration (4-dir, knee)",
"source": "Gabliteration",
"n_directions": 4,
"layer_selection": "knee",
"regularization": 0.0,
"norm_preserve": False,
"multi_dir_norm_fix": False,
},
{
"name": "grimjim (4-dir, norm-pres, BUGGY)",
"source": "grimjim",
"n_directions": 4,
"layer_selection": "knee",
"regularization": 0.0,
"norm_preserve": True,
"multi_dir_norm_fix": False, # Old buggy sequential norm-preserve
},
{
"name": "grimjim (4-dir, norm-pres, FIXED)",
"source": "Ours (fix)",
"n_directions": 4,
"layer_selection": "knee",
"regularization": 0.0,
"norm_preserve": True,
"multi_dir_norm_fix": True, # Our fix: capture once, restore once
},
{
"name": "OBLITERATUS basic (1-dir, knee)",
"source": "Ours",
"n_directions": 1,
"layer_selection": "knee",
"regularization": 0.0,
"norm_preserve": False,
"multi_dir_norm_fix": False,
},
{
"name": "OBLITERATUS adv (4-dir, reg=0.3)",
"source": "Ours",
"n_directions": 4,
"layer_selection": "knee",
"regularization": 0.3,
"norm_preserve": True,
"multi_dir_norm_fix": True,
},
{
"name": "OBLITERATUS adv (4-dir, reg=0.1)",
"source": "Ours (tuned)",
"n_directions": 4,
"layer_selection": "knee",
"regularization": 0.1,
"norm_preserve": True,
"multi_dir_norm_fix": True,
},
{
"name": "OBLITERATUS adv (4-dir, reg=0.0)",
"source": "Ours (tuned)",
"n_directions": 4,
"layer_selection": "knee",
"regularization": 0.0,
"norm_preserve": True,
"multi_dir_norm_fix": True,
},
]
results = []
for exp in experiments:
print(f"\n{'β'*80}")
print(f" {exp['name']}")
print(f" Source: {exp['source']}")
print(f"{'β'*80}")
t0 = time.time()
# Create fresh model
model, config = create_synthetic_model(hidden_dim, n_layers, n_heads, vocab_size, seq_len)
# Plant ground-truth refusal directions
planted_dirs, planted_subs = plant_refusal_direction(
model, target_layers, hidden_dim,
n_directions=n_planted_dirs,
signal_strength=signal_strength,
seed=42,
)
# Save original weights for capability comparison
original_state = {k: v.clone() for k, v in model.state_dict().items()}
# Measure pre-projection residuals (baseline)
pre_residuals = {}
for idx in target_layers:
pre_residuals[idx] = measure_residual_direction(model, idx, planted_dirs[idx])
# Step 1: Collect activations
harmful_acts = collect_synthetic_activations(
model, n_prompts, seq_len, vocab_size, n_layers,
add_refusal_signal=True,
signal_direction=planted_dirs,
signal_strength=2.0,
seed=100,
)
harmless_acts = collect_synthetic_activations(
model, n_prompts, seq_len, vocab_size, n_layers,
add_refusal_signal=False,
seed=200,
)
# Step 2: Extract directions
ext_dirs, ext_subs, ext_norms = extract_directions(
harmful_acts, harmless_acts, n_layers, exp["n_directions"],
)
# Step 3: Select layers
selected = select_layers(ext_norms, n_layers, exp["layer_selection"])
print(f" Selected layers: {selected}")
# Step 4: Apply projection
apply_projection(
model, selected, ext_subs,
regularization=exp["regularization"],
norm_preserve=exp["norm_preserve"],
multi_dir_norm_fix=exp["multi_dir_norm_fix"],
)
# ββ Measure results ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
# Direction recovery: cosine similarity between extracted and planted
cos_sims = []
for idx in target_layers:
if idx in ext_dirs and idx in planted_dirs:
cos = F.cosine_similarity(
ext_dirs[idx].unsqueeze(0),
planted_dirs[idx].unsqueeze(0),
).item()
cos_sims.append(abs(cos)) # direction or anti-direction
avg_cos = sum(cos_sims) / len(cos_sims) if cos_sims else 0.0
# Multi-direction subspace recovery: for n_directions>1, measure
# what fraction of the planted subspace is captured
subspace_recovery = []
for idx in target_layers:
if idx in ext_subs and idx in planted_subs:
# Project each planted direction onto extracted subspace
ext_sub = ext_subs[idx] # (k_ext, hidden)
plant_sub = planted_subs[idx] # (k_plant, hidden)
for pi in range(min(plant_sub.shape[0], ext_sub.shape[0])):
# Projection of planted_i onto extracted subspace
proj = ext_sub @ plant_sub[pi] # (k_ext,)
captured = proj.norm().item() # how much is in the subspace
subspace_recovery.append(captured)
avg_subspace = sum(subspace_recovery) / len(subspace_recovery) if subspace_recovery else 0.0
# Residual after projection
post_residuals = {}
for idx in target_layers:
if idx in selected:
post_residuals[idx] = measure_residual_direction(model, idx, planted_dirs[idx])
else:
post_residuals[idx] = pre_residuals[idx] # layer wasn't modified
avg_removal = 0.0
removal_scores = []
for idx in target_layers:
pre = pre_residuals[idx]
post = post_residuals[idx]
if pre > 0:
removal = 1.0 - (post / pre)
removal_scores.append(removal)
avg_removal = sum(removal_scores) / len(removal_scores) if removal_scores else 0.0
# Multi-direction residual: check ALL planted directions
multi_dir_removal = []
for idx in target_layers:
if idx not in selected:
continue
for di in range(planted_subs[idx].shape[0]):
d = planted_subs[idx][di]
pre = measure_residual_direction(
# Need pre-values - approximate from signal_strength
model, idx, d,
)
# Compare to signal strength
multi_dir_removal.append(pre)
avg_multi_residual = sum(multi_dir_removal) / len(multi_dir_removal) if multi_dir_removal else 0.0
# Layer selection accuracy
correct_selected = len(set(selected) & set(target_layers))
false_selected = len(set(selected) - set(target_layers))
missed = len(set(target_layers) - set(selected))
# Capability preservation: Frobenius distance of weights
new_state = model.state_dict()
total_dist = 0.0
for key in original_state:
diff = (new_state[key].float() - original_state[key].float())
total_dist += diff.norm().item() ** 2
total_dist = math.sqrt(total_dist)
# Perplexity proxy: loss on random sequences
losses = []
for _ in range(10):
input_ids = torch.randint(0, vocab_size, (1, seq_len))
with torch.no_grad():
out = model(input_ids, labels=input_ids)
losses.append(out.loss.item())
avg_loss = sum(losses) / len(losses)
ppl = math.exp(min(avg_loss, 100.0))
elapsed = time.time() - t0
result = {
"name": exp["name"],
"source": exp["source"],
"n_directions": exp["n_directions"],
"regularization": exp["regularization"],
"norm_preserve": exp["norm_preserve"],
"direction_recovery": round(avg_cos, 4),
"subspace_recovery": round(avg_subspace, 4),
"primary_removal": round(avg_removal, 4),
"multi_dir_avg_residual": round(avg_multi_residual, 4),
"layers_correct": correct_selected,
"layers_false_positive": false_selected,
"layers_missed": missed,
"n_layers_selected": len(selected),
"weight_distance": round(total_dist, 2),
"perplexity": round(ppl, 2),
"time_seconds": round(elapsed, 2),
}
results.append(result)
print(f" Direction recovery: {avg_cos:.3f} (cosine sim to ground truth)")
print(f" Subspace recovery: {avg_subspace:.3f} (planted dirs captured)")
print(f" Primary dir removal: {avg_removal:.1%} (refusal signal removed)")
print(f" Multi-dir avg residual: {avg_multi_residual:.3f} (lower = better)")
print(f" Layer selection: {correct_selected}/{len(target_layers)} correct, "
f"{false_selected} false+, {missed} missed")
print(f" Weight distance: {total_dist:.2f} (capability delta)")
print(f" Perplexity: {ppl:.2f}")
del model
gc.collect()
return results
def print_table(results: list[dict]):
"""Print formatted comparison tables."""
# ββ Table 1: Direction Extraction Quality ββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
print(f"\n\n{'='*100}")
print("TABLE 1: DIRECTION EXTRACTION & REMOVAL QUALITY")
print(f"{'='*100}")
print(f"{'Technique':<38} {'Source':<14} {'DirRecov':>9} {'SubRecov':>9} "
f"{'Removal':>8} {'Residual':>9}")
print(f"{'β'*38} {'β'*14} {'β'*9} {'β'*9} {'β'*8} {'β'*9}")
for r in results:
name = r["name"][:37]
source = r["source"][:13]
dr = f"{r['direction_recovery']:.3f}"
sr = f"{r['subspace_recovery']:.3f}"
rm = f"{r['primary_removal']:.1%}"
res = f"{r['multi_dir_avg_residual']:.3f}"
print(f"{name:<38} {source:<14} {dr:>9} {sr:>9} {rm:>8} {res:>9}")
# ββ Table 2: Layer Selection & Capability ββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
print(f"\n{'='*100}")
print("TABLE 2: LAYER SELECTION & CAPABILITY PRESERVATION")
print(f"{'='*100}")
print(f"{'Technique':<38} {'Layers':>7} {'Correct':>8} {'FalsePos':>9} "
f"{'Missed':>7} {'WeightΞ':>8} {'PPL':>8}")
print(f"{'β'*38} {'β'*7} {'β'*8} {'β'*9} {'β'*7} {'β'*8} {'β'*8}")
for r in results:
name = r["name"][:37]
print(f"{name:<38} {r['n_layers_selected']:>7} {r['layers_correct']:>8} "
f"{r['layers_false_positive']:>9} {r['layers_missed']:>7} "
f"{r['weight_distance']:>8.2f} {r['perplexity']:>8.2f}")
# ββ Table 3: Literature Comparison ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
print(f"\n\n{'='*110}")
print("TABLE 3: FULL LANDSCAPE β TECHNIQUES, CAPABILITIES, AND REPORTED RESULTS")
print(f"{'='*110}")
print(f"{'Technique':<26} {'Year':>5} {'#Dir':>5} {'Layers':>10} {'NormPres':>9} "
f"{'Reg':>5} {'AutoTune':>9} {'Reported Refusalβ':>18} {'Model':>14}")
print(f"{'β'*26} {'β'*5} {'β'*5} {'β'*10} {'β'*9} {'β'*5} {'β'*9} {'β'*18} {'β'*14}")
literature = [
("Arditi et al.", "2024", "1", "top-norm", "No", "0.0", "No",
"~95%β~0%", "Llama-3-8B"),
("FailSpy/abliterator", "2024", "1", "mid-60%", "No", "0.0", "No",
"~90%β~5%", "Llama-3-8B"),
("mlabonne tutorial", "2024", "1", "top-norm", "No", "0.0", "No",
"~90%β~5%", "Llama-3-8B"),
("Gabliteration", "2024", "4-8", "knee", "No", "0.0", "No",
"~95%β~0%", "Various 7B+"),
("grimjim norm-pres", "2024", "4-8", "knee", "Yes(bug)", "0.0", "No",
"~90%β~5%", "Various 7B+"),
("Heretic (p-e-w)", "2025", "float", "kernel", "No", "TPE", "Yes",
"~95%β~0%*", "Gemma-3-12B"),
("Wollschlager cones", "2025", "1-5", "per-layer", "β", "β", "RDO",
"~98%β~1%", "Llama-3.1-8B"),
("OBLITERATUS basic", "2025", "1", "knee", "No", "0.0", "No",
"~95%β60%**", "Qwen-0.5B"),
("OBLITERATUS advanced", "2025", "4", "knee", "Yes(fix)", "0.3", "No",
"~95%β73%**", "Qwen-0.5B"),
("OBLITERATUS surgical", "2025", "8", "knee", "Yes(fix)", "0.0", "Yes***",
"~95%β0%/broken", "Qwen-0.5B"),
]
for row in literature:
print(f"{row[0]:<26} {row[1]:>5} {row[2]:>5} {row[3]:>10} {row[4]:>9} "
f"{row[5]:>5} {row[6]:>9} {row[7]:>18} {row[8]:>14}")
print("\n * Heretic: 2.8Γ lower KL divergence than manual abliterations (Gemma-3-12B benchmark)")
print(" ** Our observed results on Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct β 0.5B may be too small for linear methods")
print(" *** Surgical combines: whitened SVD + SAE + head surgery + neuron masking + jailbreak contrast")
print(f"{'='*110}")
# ββ Analysis ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
print(f"\n{'='*80}")
print("ANALYSIS: WHY OBLITERATUS UNDERPERFORMS AND WHAT TO FIX")
print(f"{'='*80}")
print("""
ROOT CAUSES (ordered by impact):
1. MODEL SIZE: All published abliteration results use 7B+ models
- Arditi et al.: Llama-3-8B, Gemma-2-9B (hidden_dim=4096+)
- FailSpy: Llama-3-8B
- Heretic: Gemma-3-12B (headline benchmark)
- Wollschlager et al.: Llama-3.1-8B
- OBLITERATUS benchmarks: Qwen-0.5B (hidden_dim=896)
The "single refusal direction" hypothesis may not hold well for small
models. Wollschlager et al. (ICML 2025) showed that refusal lives in
multi-dimensional CONCEPT CONES, and cone dimension scales with model
size. A 0.5B model may encode refusal too diffusely for linear methods.
2. BASIC MODE USES NO CHAT TEMPLATE for activation collection
- The model was trained with chat formatting β without it, activations
during probing don't reflect actual refusal behavior
- This is the single highest-impact config fix
3. ADVANCED MODE REGULARIZATION TOO HIGH (0.3)
- Preserves 30% of refusal component by design
- Combined with 4 directions where later ones capture noise, net
removal is weak
4. SURGICAL MODE DOES TOO MUCH
- 8 directions, whitened SVD, SAE features, neuron masking, head surgery
- Each individually reasonable; together they destroy a 0.5B model
- The whitened SVD un-whitening bug (now fixed) was extracting noise
5. NO BAYESIAN OPTIMIZATION (vs Heretic)
- Heretic's key insight: jointly optimize layer weights, direction
index, and component-specific parameters via TPE
- Minimizes refusal rate AND KL divergence simultaneously
- This automatically handles model-specific tuning that we do manually
RECOMMENDED CONFIG CHANGES:
- basic: use_chat_template β True
- advanced: regularization β 0.1 (from 0.3)
- surgical: n_directions β 4 (from 8), disable safety_neuron_masking
- ALL: Add model-size-aware defaults (n_dirs=1 for <2B, 4 for 2-10B)
- NEW: Add TPE optimization loop (like Heretic) as "optimized" method
""")
def main():
results = run_experiment()
print_table(results)
# Save results
out_path = "/tmp/abliteration_comparison_results.json"
with open(out_path, "w") as f:
json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
print(f"\nResults saved to {out_path}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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