Five inference providers now support abliterated DeepSeek
A Hacker News post notes that there are now five inference providers offering support for abliterated versions of DeepSeek, indicating growing ecosystem adoption of this model modification. The post highlights the availability of these providers as a notable development for users interested in using abliterated DeepSeek models.
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