(11 Jun 2025) AI refusal can refer to a spectrum of approaches to AI, whether that’s refusing to use AI tools entirely, refusing the use of AI as much as possible, refusing to prioritize the use of AI, refusing to accept either boosterism or doomer narratives, refusing to accept the idea that AI is inevitable, or some other refusal. It can also refer to more cheeky ways of refusing AI, such as using scare quotes around “artificial intelligence” to indicate disbelief that these tools are actually displaying intelligence.
If you’d like to learn more about AI refusal, in libraries and beyond, here are some approachable, mostly non-scholarly resources.
