You don’t need to believe in a god to get a religious exemption from using AI at work

David Durman, a nontheistic Humanist and University of Kentucky administrator, secured a religious exemption from using AI in the workplace with help from the American Humanist Association, reportedly the first Humanist to obtain such an accommodation. He argues that overreliance on AI diminishes the active application of the mind needed to be moral actors, and cites concerns about livelihoods, environmental costs, and the supplanting of human creativity. The university said it reviews religious accommodation requests individually and determined an accommodation could be provided while allowing him to perform the essential functions of his position.