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This ‘AI refuser’ quit her dream job, and hopes others follow

Gabrielle Boyle resigned three days before the AFL switched on Microsoft’s AI assistant, having been told she couldn’t opt out.

This ‘AI refuser’ quit her dream job, and hopes others follow

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Genuine Intelligence will never in trillion years emerge from neural networks.

This post was originally published on the main website on Apr 23 2026 . I am reposting it here for SEO reasons and enabling humble bumble discussions with the DEV community.

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