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Man granted first-of-its-kind religious exemption against mandatory AI use at work (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

hold up. keep your torches lit.

It should be noted that while anyone can request a Title VII exemption, it will only be granted if the applicant has a deep moral conviction that could count as an article of faith. Aside from that, the law also states that the request should not place an “undue hardship on the employer’s business.” So, even though Durman is no longer personally required to use AI tools for his tasks, he is still expected to attend meetings and cooperate with colleagues who use AI or to submit materials to AI tools, as needed.

TLDR; this guy won, but you probably won't.