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Since about September of last year, I have been trying to get any word from my employer on their AI policies in regard to how they will use it and what they will do to combat pollution. I work in Healthcare. Data centers make people sicker. So we should care, right? Wrong!

Instead, I've been getting the run around. The CEO didn't even know we were using generative AI when I spoke to him at a public forum last year! I've had meetings with a couple of different people, sent probably dozens of emails, done more than my due diligence as a peon in the Healthcare system.

Today, I finally emailed HR. As in ALL of HR, not just the local rep that my boss had been trying to work with. I want an exemption from using generative AI in my workplace. You know what this healthcare facility uses genAI for? Our training modules. Yup! Is it accurate? Who even knows!

I'm so annoyed about all of this. I feel crazy for caring as much as I do. But if a software developer can get a religious exemption, why can't I? If people can opt out of flu vaccines (which affect the health of those around them) why can't I opt out of genAI? Makes sense to me.