# The Download: AI’s refusal problem and weight-loss drug side effects

**Published:** October 9, 2026
**Author:** Thomas Macaulay
**Source:** MIT Technology Review
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/the-download-ai-s-refusal-problem-and-weight-loss-drug-side-effects

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. We’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say no Today’s AI models are trained to refuse a vast number of prompts. If you ask your…

> From the original source: **MIT Technology Review**
> [Read full article at MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/09/1146250/the-download-ai-refusal-problem-weight-loss-drug-side-effects/)

**Tags:** #OpenAI #Anthropic #Илон Маск #Microsoft

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