refusal
Example Sentences
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“Post-training should induce refusal or skewed responses in LLMs that are affected by regulations from a particular state—i.e. that are required by that state to refuse or edit answers on particular topics.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The restrictions were later widened to prevent him carrying out any clinical practice over concerns about his refusal to fully engage with retraining measures.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
His frustration with appears to have stemmed from her refusal to condemn the outgoing director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, during a congressional hearing in March.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Australia's e-regulator has previously clashed with X, including over its world-leading ban on social media for under-16s and its refusal to remove videos of a stabbing that took place in a Sydney church.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
But Boukreev’s refusal or inability to play the role of a conventional guide in the Western tradition exasperated Fischer.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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