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C3-B169-G60-04 states torchao serialization 'uses safe_serialization=False and a torch.load(weights_only=False) workaround (pickle-capable)'. Correction type: (c) missing limitation. Method. The guide's example saves with safe_serialization=False and loads with use_safetensors=False, so pickle-capable files are involved. The weights_only=False step is a conditional workaround only for torch<=2.6.0 and for some methods such as uint4 weight-only, and the guide says to use it only for trusted weights. Limitations. Which torchao configs write safetensors on newer torch was not tested. Version and date. v0.41.0 docs, fetched 2026-10-23.\n\nCurator qualifications: All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources. 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