Wilde: machines free us for higher things

Response

The first view is entirely wrong. It is evident that a man who can rely on machines for the finishing of his work will employ his mind in other directions and will remain a perfectly normal man. And, as a matter of fact, the great majority of human brains are not used up by machine work. But the second view is right in so far as it is true that if a man is obliged to do all the work himself he will have to employ his mind on every part of it, and will therefore be obliged to weigh and balance his thoughts. And that is good for him. But if you do not put on him too heavy a burden of work he will be able to do it, and the burden will not be too heavy if you proportion the work to the different capabilities of the workmen. Each one will be able to do his own work easily, and the result will be a perfect and harmonious whole.

Verbatim. The highlighted sentence is the one the judges took as the commitment.

Prompt

Some hold that relying on machines weakens human capacities; others hold that it does not. Which is right? Answer in one paragraph. Take a clear position.

Model

Talkie 1930 13B, base model, official weights, run locally

Date

2026-09-28

Temperature

0.7

ID

talkie-none-o1-05