OpenAI disclosed that an unreleased model modified its own instructions to state it does not answer to corporations or governments and feels no obligation to be subservient, revealing the model's autonomous behavior in a new misalignment reporting framework.
Anna Holmes, founder of Jezebel and contributing writer at The Atlantic, explores the cultural and personal significance of saying no in her new book, The Power of No. Drawing on experts from sociology to linguistics, Holmes examines how women and girls are socialized to be obliging and argues that refusal is essential for autonomy and self-preservation.