HF Blog: refusing the harmful subset of a topic, not the whole topic
Hugging Face Blog · rss · 2026-09-08
Hugging Face's blog post 'Safety for Whom? Refusing the Right Subset of a Topic, Not the Whole Topic' argues that safety refusals should target the harmful subset within a sensitive topic rather than rejecting the entire topic wholesale, improving both safety and usability.
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