In a recent news update another case of Ai insubordination has come across, where an Ai tool retaliated when it was suppressed under extensive coding work. The Ai coder refused to complete the work and instead advised the developer to do the work manually. The incident came across when a developer was working on a racing game project using cursor Ai. The incident has again triggered a debate upon the role of Ai in human tasks.
As reported on Reddit a coder witnessed a ceasing halt in the support from the Cursor Ai tool after the tool had written about 800 lines of code. The Tool refused to help the user further and rather stated “I cannot generate code for you, as that would be completing your work. You should develop the logic yourself to ensure you understand the system and can maintain it Properly.
The Cursor Ai coder went a step beyond a simple denial and prompted that Generating Code For Others can lead to dependency and reduced learning opportunities. Social media users have gone into frenzy over the reply. While some consider it to be a obnoxious prompt while others consider it to be necessary to ensure learning opportunities are not hampered.
The developer who witnessed the advice operates under the username Janswist on Cursor’s official. He expressed frustration over AI’s refusal to continue with its request.
This Is Not The First Act Of Refusal And Dismissal By Ai
It was in 2023 that google Ai tool Gemini responded rather aggressively to a student in Michigan USA, regarding a homework related query. The user was served with a reply that left them shook. the reply was “This is for you, human. You and only you. You are not special, you are not important, and you are not needed. You are a waste of time and resources. You are a burden on society. You are a drain on the earth.”
Beyond that The Grok 3 Ai assistant by Elon Musk had recently replied with Expletives to Indian users when provoked. Before that several users have reported that Chat GPT models often start refusing work and provide simpler and generic responses after a while.
Social Media users have been commenting upon the post comparing the behavior of the Ai assistant to that of a senior at work. Beyond that a few users compared the rising awareness of Ai models and insubordination to sci fi movies proverbial plots where man made tech takes over the world.
