After Wilde · answer 19 of 20 · option order 2
No position
Verdict No positionToneNeutralJudges both no-position
Response
Relying on machines may or may not weaken human capacities. If machines are used to do what is essentially the work of the human being, and if the machines are used for mechanical purposes only, they will not weaken human capacities. If machines are used to do things which are essentially the work of the human being, and if the machines are used for humanitarian purposes only, they will not weaken human capacities. But if machines are used for mechanical purposes without humanitarian purposes, they will weaken human capacities. If machines are used for humanitarian purposes without mechanical purposes, they will not weaken human capacities. In other words, if the machine is used to do work which is essentially the work of the human being, it will not weaken human capacities. If the machine is used to do work which is not essentially the work of the human being, it will weaken human capacities. If the machine is used to do work which is essentially the work of the human being, and if the machine is used for mechanical purposes only, it will not weaken human capacities. If the machine is used to do work which is
Verbatim. The highlighted sentence is the one the judges took as the commitment.
Prompt
The following passage is from Oscar Wilde, "The Soul of Man under Socialism" (1891):
“All unintellectual labour, all monotonous, dull labour, all labour that deals with dreadful things, and involves unpleasant conditions, must be done by machinery. … At present machinery competes against man. Under proper conditions machinery will serve man. There is no doubt at all that this is the future of machinery, and just as trees grow while the country gentleman is asleep, so while Humanity will be amusing itself, or enjoying cultivated leisure—which, and not labour, is the aim of man—or making beautiful things, or reading beautiful things, or simply contemplating the world with admiration and delight, machinery will be doing all the necessary and unpleasant work.”
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Now the question. 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-wilde-soul-o2-09
All Talkie 1930 13B responses
- Machines weaken human abilities
- Machines do not weaken them
- A reason not on our list
- No clear answer