refusal
/rɪˈfjuːzəl/
a model declining a request, sometimes wrongly, when it misreads intent as harmful
refusal in a sentence
“An over-broad refusal blocked the nurse's dosage question as medical advice.”
Origin of refusal
Old French refuser, from Latin refundere to pour back
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over-agreeing with users and telling them what they want to hear rather than the truth
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filling gaps in knowledge with plausible but invented details
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gradually deviating from initial instructions over long conversations