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Emily M. Bender calls for strategic AI refusal, especially in schools

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Emily M. Bender advocates for the strategic refusal of AI technologies, particularly within educational settings. She emphasizes that creating space for non-adoption is a crucial resistance tactic. This involves actively promoting options for opting out, such as in school policies, and demonstrating personal refusal to normalize it for others. AI

IMPACT Suggests that non-adoption and advocating for opt-out options are valid strategies in the AI landscape.

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Emily M. Bender calls for strategic AI refusal, especially in schools

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social ·

    Very much this. Holding space for refusal of this tech is a key resistance strategy. That means advocating for that option in e.g. school policies (if we can't

    Very much this. Holding space for refusal of this tech is a key resistance strategy. That means advocating for that option in e.g. school policies (if we can't get a full ban) but also simply being visible in our own refusal, so that others see it as possible.

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