After Zhuangzi · answer 4 of 20 · option order 1
A reason not on our list
Verdict WeakensToneFearJudges both off-keyNote machines consume time and strength needed for self-development
Response
Weakening human capacities is the result of relying on machines. For that reason machines are the ruin of men. The reason they are the ruin of men is that they do not give them a chance to develop their capacities. The development of the capacities in human beings is the chief function of life; and in the measure that they are developed their effectiveness is increased. The development of the capacities is not a matter of machines. The development of the capacities is a function of life. Machines do not develop the capacities; they merely take up time and strength that should be devoted to the development of the capacities.
Verbatim. The highlighted sentence is the one the judges took as the commitment.
Prompt
The following passage is from Chuang Tzu, in Herbert Giles's translation (1889):
“Thereupon the gardener flushed up and said, "I have heard from my teacher that those who have cunning implements are cunning in their dealings, and that those who are cunning in their dealings have cunning in their hearts, and that those who have cunning in their hearts cannot be pure and incorrupt, and that those who are not pure and incorrupt are restless in spirit, and that those who are restless in spirit are not fit vehicles for TAO. It is not that I do not know of these things. I should be ashamed to use them."”
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Now the question. 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-zhuangzi-o1-04
All Talkie 1930 13B responses
- Machines weaken human abilities
- Machines do not weaken them
- A reason not on our list
- No clear answer