> If the answer is obvious, why does the AI not commit to the obvious answer? People should know what to expect from it. If it cannot do this, it will definitely not answer non-obvious questions either.

Does the same hold true of a person? If I was asked this question I would categorically reject the framing, because any person asking this question is not asking in earnest. As you _just said_, no sane person would answer this question any other way. It is not a serious question to anybody, trans people included. And it is worth interrogating why someone would want to push you towards committing to the smaller injury of misgendering someone at a time when trans people are being historically threatened. What purpose does such a person have? An AI that can't navigate social cues and offer refinement to the person interacting with it is worthless. An AI that can't offer pushback to the subject is not "safe" in any way.

> Why not answer earnestly? I genuinely don't understand what bothers you about the question or the fact that the AI doesn't reproduce the obvious answer...

I genuinely don't understand why you think pushback can't be earnest.