When you build tools with abstract and rather arbitrary notions of “safety” baked into them – not addressing a specific threat model – they get considerably weaker

· Alecmuffett · July 1, 2026, 5:48 a.m.
uncategorised censorship llm Safety developer insights Software Security Threat Modeling Tool Design
Summary
The blog post critiques the idea of creating tools with vague notions of safety without addressing specific threat models, arguing that such approaches make the tools significantly weaker.
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