University of Kentucky administrator wins exemption from workplace AI use
AI · First reported 29 Oct, 11:00 · Updated 21:01
David Durman, a University of Kentucky research administrator and nontheistic humanist, secured an accommodation allowing him to abstain from using AI at work. The university says it considers accommodation requests individually and may review them as technology or job duties change.
- David Durman, a University of Kentucky administrator, received an accommodation to avoid workplace AI use because he said it conflicts with his beliefs.
- Durman works supporting researchers applying for grants, and the university said the accommodation still allows him to perform his position’s essential functions.
- The university said it assesses accommodation requests individually and may revisit them as technology and job responsibilities evolve.
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- David Durman, a University of Kentucky administrator
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- Permission to abstain from using AI at work
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- Durman’s beliefs; the centre report describes them as moral beliefs
- University process
- Requests are assessed individually, and accommodations may be reviewed as technology or job duties change
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