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Backdooring Open-Weight AI Models

This is a problem: Any open model whose weights have been edited can carry a backdoor, whether it’s a task-specific fine-tune, a merged adapter or an abliterated build.

By Bruce SchneierBruce Schneier

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Originally published by Bruce Schneier on Oct 16, 2026.

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