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The system remains usable when people opt out, are confused, make mistakes, or withdraw cooperation.
Definition
The system remains usable when people opt out, are confused, make mistakes, or withdraw cooperation. Refusal tolerance prevents extraction by endurance by treating refusal as a valid input, not a failure state. Called “human” because it protects humans from being turned into the crumple zone when they refuse.
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APA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Refusal-Tolerant Systems. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/human-refusal-tolerance
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Refusal-Tolerant Systems." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/human-refusal-tolerance.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Refusal-Tolerant Systems." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/human-refusal-tolerance.
BibTeX
@misc{glossary_human-refusal-tolerance,
title={Refusal-Tolerant Systems},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/human-refusal-tolerance},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Refusal-Tolerant Systems AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/human-refusal-tolerance ER -