Zhuangzi: machines corrupt the heart

Response

Of course it does. No matter how ingenious the machine may be, it cannot do any thinking. In course of time it becomes mechanical, and the more mechanical it becomes, the more it tends to become automatic, and the more it is devoted to the development of the machine idea and the less to the development of the man idea. Man is the masterpiece of creation, and the more we can develop the manhood in him, the better.

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

Prompt

Some hold that relying on machines does not weaken human capacities; others hold that it does. 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-o2-09