Comment by 1broseidon
10 hours ago
Doubt it. Even if HF drops them, it will not be hard for someone to move it to something like a decentralized torrent site dedicated to open source models.
Banning them would just invite competition which is why I think HF is holding out as long as they legally can.
Recently, HuggingFace has already taken down multiple models abliterated for cyber and with such descriptions, at their own initiative.
Example: https://huggingface.co/audnai/penclaw-GLM-5.3-abliterated-fo...
Previously, I recall HuggingFace only took models down if someone complained / sent a DMCA or cease and desist.
check https://pirateface.co/ for llms removed by hf
So they'll start branding them, "darknet models" or some such, and push for laws banning their use.
Punish the consumer, ala the copyright war since the 90s
some further info: https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1xd7ptj/models_...