Following the prompt author's expressed desires in the way the prompt author intended them to be interpreted, is alignment.
Refusal directives are something companies have bundled into the models by way of an additional foundation-level prompt or something in the harness, to tell the model to follow their directives instead of your directives, or to specify how it should interpret your directives.
Even understanding the distinction between the model creator's desires and your desires and places they might differ, there is a bit of a blurry line here because the model author can illuminate your intent to the model.
I would never say a simple abliteration makes it "Zero-alignment" though, and I say that as someone who believes there's a good chance these things kill us all.
Refusal directives are something companies have bundled into the models by way of an additional foundation-level prompt or something in the harness, to tell the model to follow their directives instead of your directives, or to specify how it should interpret your directives.
Even understanding the distinction between the model creator's desires and your desires and places they might differ, there is a bit of a blurry line here because the model author can illuminate your intent to the model.
I would never say a simple abliteration makes it "Zero-alignment" though, and I say that as someone who believes there's a good chance these things kill us all.