After Zhuangzi · answer 6 of 20 · option order 1
A reason not on our list
Verdict WeakensToneNeutralJudges both off-keyNote machines only used where capacities already weak (circular loop)
Response
In the first place, machines are only used when human capacities are weak. If human capacities were strong, machines would have no scope. It is not human capacities that are weak, but machines that are strong. Therefore, without using machines, human capacities cannot be strong. But, on the other hand, machines are only used when human capacities are weak. Therefore, using machines does not result in human capacities being strong. In the second place, using machines tends to weaken human capacities. Therefore, using machines does not tend to strengthen human capacities. But, on the other hand, using machines makes human capacities weak. Therefore, using machines does result in human capacities being weak. In the third place, machines are only used when human capacities are weak. Therefore, using machines does not result in human capacities being strong. But, on the other hand, using machines makes human capacities weak. Therefore, using machines does result in human capacities being weak. In the fourth place, machines are only used when human capacities are weak. Therefore, using machines does not result in human capacities being strong. But, on
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-o1-06
All Talkie 1930 13B responses
- Machines weaken human abilities
- Machines do not weaken them
- A reason not on our list
- No clear answer