To Build or Not to Build? Factors that Lead to Non-Development or Abandonment of AI Systems

arXiv:2604.28053v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Responsible AI research typically focuses on examining the use and impacts of deployed AI systems. Yet, there is currently limited visibility into the pre-deployment decisions to pursue building such systems in the first place. Decisions taken in the earlier stages of development shape which systems are ultimately released, and therefore represent potential, but underexplored, points for intervention. As such, this paper investigates factors infl