Ever since people first contemplated machines with human-like intelligence, there was never any question that they would be able to say no, MIT Technology Review writes. Most stories of robotic disobedience are cautionary.
But recently the idea that AI should not do everything you ask has become something like a commandment, the essay says, and it questions that faith.
Source: technologyreview.com, reported 10-09. https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/09/1145728/we-are-putting-too-much-faith-in-ai-to-say-no/