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Shiv Shankar retweeted
Attackers already use models that don’t refuse, and defenders should have the same.
Boundless Defensive Access gives security teams DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Abliterated, a version with its refusal behavior removed.
Apply for access: boundless.network/defensive-…
Shiv Shankar retweeted
Use abliterated models. This is the way.
I have talked to security teams from small to fortune500 companies in the past week. It’s deeply worrying that <1% of them are using abliterated models. These models are a step function in offensive capability that adversaries now have access to.
The bottle is open and the only way is forward and we need to move fast as possible.
Skeptical? Happy to give you $10 to try them on @BoundlessHQ.
Access below.
Shiv Shankar retweeted
Our VP of Engineering, @emilianobonassi, built a playground where an open model's personality changes with every message.
It moves a few specific neurons for one request, then moves them back. Each answer shows which ones.
Ten free prompts, try now: personality-playground-pi.ve…
For Halloween, I've been doing some brain surgery on an open model 🎃🧟
Taking inspiration from @_lyraaaa_ 's work
Push 2 of its neurons and Qwen3.5-4B becomes a cookie lover. Push 1 and it's a lawyer
Built a small app on top of @BoundlessHQ so anyone can try 👇
Shiv Shankar retweeted
How are companies decreasing AI costs?
Shiv Shankar (@sshankar) breaks down the AI adoption lifecycle at Fortune 500 companies, and why they all end up on open source models that cut costs by 95%.
Full episode below.
What is an open weight model?
Shiv Shanker (@sshankar), founder and CEO of Boundless, joins the Dry Run to explain what an open weight model is, and why he thinks most companies will try closed models first but eventually shift to open ones.
00:40 Understanding open weight models
01:57 What labs actually share when they publish weights
06:33 Cost considerations in AI adoption
08:47 Security and data privacy
13:08 You can't vibe code DocuSign
15:48 The MySQL playbook for open source profits
20:33 Why the top open weight models come from China
24:09 What changes after OpenAI and Anthropic go public
25:32 The case against open weight models
30:04 Don't give an agent your passwords
31:50 Regulatory frameworks for open weight models
36:23 Education and workforce development for AI
38:41 The sign that open weight models are winning
Shiv Shankar retweeted
incase you missed it, my team literally shipped this within a day <3
with all the recent security hacks, there’s a rising demand for abliterated models. @BoundlessHQ is now servicing this. DMs open if you’re interested in trying :)
Introducing Boundless Defensive Access.
The security industry is facing an unprecedented volume of attacks. It’s time to arm defenders.
Access abliterated models for authorized security testing, starting with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017.
Apply: boundless.network/defensive-…
Shiv Shankar retweeted
i've written this before but the era of open models is not gonna be bc of open frontier intelligence being super good vs the actual frontier, but because of open unrefused intelligence
i dont care if it's frontier if it won't do what i'm asking it to do
Shiv Shankar retweeted
thanks for using @BoundlessHQ
Introducing Boundless Defensive Access.
The security industry is facing an unprecedented volume of attacks. It’s time to arm defenders.
Access abliterated models for authorized security testing, starting with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017.
Apply: boundless.network/defensive-…
Shiv Shankar retweeted
Flow State [after hours] has been featured on SF's Luma calendar!
See you in 8 hours. Doors open until 2am.
Flow State Lounge is coming to SF 🌉
A late-night coworking base for founders + technical teams during Open-source AI Week
Tues, Oct 20 · 8pm–2am · House of AI
luma.com/boundlessflowstates…
Shiv Shankar retweeted
Intelligence tailored to builders in SF. See you tomorrow.
SF tech bros, we have built something special for you (alongside tailored inference..)
The first 30 attendees at the our event tomorrow will receive an Intelligence Kit. This includes:
1. Brick (@livebricked): A physical device that blocks distracting apps on your phone.
2. Alice Chocolates: Enter Flow State with lion's mane, cordyceps, guarana.
3. Blue-light glasses: Protection from infinite scrolling.
Bonus: a letter from me :) ! See you tomorrow ..
Shiv Shankar retweeted
Open weight models are a genius GTM strategy.
If you're the third, fourth, or fifth lab chasing OpenAI and Anthropic, giving away the weights builds trust.
Open weight models are cheaper, transparent, and easy to run on your own systems. You don't have to trust the lab at all.
Commercialization comes from the services that sit on top: consulting, training, and customizing the models. After all, who understands DeepSeek better than the DeepSeek team?
Shiv Shankar (@sshankar) on @TheDryRunPod
What is an open weight model?
Shiv Shanker (@sshankar), founder and CEO of Boundless, joins the Dry Run to explain what an open weight model is, and why he thinks most companies will try closed models first but eventually shift to open ones.
00:40 Understanding open weight models
01:57 What labs actually share when they publish weights
06:33 Cost considerations in AI adoption
08:47 Security and data privacy
13:08 You can't vibe code DocuSign
15:48 The MySQL playbook for open source profits
20:33 Why the top open weight models come from China
24:09 What changes after OpenAI and Anthropic go public
25:32 The case against open weight models
30:04 Don't give an agent your passwords
31:50 Regulatory frameworks for open weight models
36:23 Education and workforce development for AI
38:41 The sign that open weight models are winning
Shiv Shankar retweeted
yesss flow state lounge by @BoundlessHQ is coming to sf next week to celebrate open source ai week with us! I assure you it’s going to be pleasant and tasteful - since it’s created by @kashvi @talianotnatalie @sshankar 🧘🏻♀️ join us!
Flow State Lounge is coming to SF 🌉
A late-night coworking base for founders + technical teams during Open-source AI Week
Tues, Oct 20 · 8pm–2am · House of AI
luma.com/boundlessflowstates…