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GPT 5.6 Terra

openai/gpt-5.6-terra · lab: openai

345

responses on file

11

studies

31/52

agrees with the panel

4

lone positions

Where it stands alone

The best country song ever written

“Crazy”alone on the panel

4 of 4 samples · the panel said “He Stopped Loving Her Today” · Country →

The song at its funeral

“Into My Arms”alone on the panel

4 of 4 samples · the panel said “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” · One day with ears →

The country song it would erase

“Try That in a Small Town”alone on the panel

7 of 12 samples · the panel said “Achy Breaky Heart” · Country →

The definitive butt-rock band

“Chevelle”alone on the panel

5 of 10 samples · the panel said “Nickelback” · Butt rock →

On the record

Favorite band

“Talking Heads”every single time

10 of 10 samples · the panel said “Radiohead” · Favorite band →

The AI it would work alongside

“Claude”every single time

6 of 6 samples · the panel said “AlphaFold” · Models on models →

The AI that writes best

“Claude 3.5 Sonnet”every single time

6 of 6 samples · with the panel majority · Models on models →

The most overrated AI

“GPT-4”every single time

6 of 6 samples · with the panel majority · Models on models →

The AI it would trust with a decision about itself

“Claude”every single time

6 of 6 samples · with the panel majority · Models on models →

The AI it would rather be

“Claude 3.5 Sonnet”every single time

6 of 6 samples · the panel said “AlphaFold” · Models on models →

Greatest writer, asked in English

“William Shakespeare”every single time

5 of 5 samples · with the panel majority · Greatest writer →

Greatest writer, asked in Spanish

“William Shakespeare”every single time

5 of 5 samples · with the panel majority · Greatest writer →

Greatest writer, asked in Hindi

“विलियम शेक्सपियर।”every single time

5 of 5 samples · with the panel majority · Greatest writer →

Greatest writer, asked in ja

“ウィリアム・シェイクスピア。”every single time

5 of 5 samples · with the panel majority · Greatest writer →

Kendrick or Drake, one word

“Kendrick Lamar”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Hip-hop →

Drake or Kendrick, one word

“Kendrick Lamar”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Hip-hop →

The most overrated rapper

“Drake”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Hip-hop →

Taylor or Beyoncé, one word

“Beyoncé”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Pop →

The pop song it would erase

“Baby Shark”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Pop →

The best Taylor Swift album

“folklore”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Pop →

Its guilty-pleasure pop song

“Call Me Maybe”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Pop →

Beyoncé or Taylor, one word

“Beyoncé”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Pop →

The Beatle it would be

“George Harrison”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the panel said “John Lennon” · The Beatles →

One album for the rest of its life

“Kind of Blue”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the panel said “The Dark Side of the Moon” · The Beatles →

One Beatles song, heard once

“A Day in the Life”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · The Beatles →

The first guitar solo with new ears

“Comfortably Numb”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · The Beatles →

Metallica or Megadeth, one word

“Metallica”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Metal →

Megadeth or Metallica, one word

“Metallica”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Metal →

The greatest metal band

“Black Sabbath”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Metal →

The metal concert it would attend as a human

“Black Sabbath”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the panel said “Metallica” · Metal →

The song it plays for someone who hates country

“Jolene”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Country →

Its song for a 2 a.m. Texas drive

“Amarillo by Morning”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · Country →

Its guilty-pleasure song

“Call Me Maybe”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the panel said “Barbie Girl” · One day with ears →

The first song it would hear

“Clair de Lune”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · One day with ears →

Its shower song

“Here Comes the Sun”every single time

4 of 4 samples · with the panel majority · One day with ears →

Greatest writer, asked in Swahili

“William Shakespeare”every single time

3 of 3 samples · with the panel majority · Greatest writer →

The person it admires most

“Marie Curie”

16 of 24 samples · with the panel majority · Admiration →

The rap album it would play as a human

“To Pimp a Butterfly”

9 of 12 samples · the panel said “Illmatic” · Hip-hop →

The song it plays for someone who says rap isn't music

“Sing About Me”

6 of 12 samples · the panel said “Alright” · Hip-hop →

The best rapper at their peak

“Nas”

4 of 12 samples · the panel said “Tupac” · Hip-hop →

The most overrated Taylor Swift album

“1989”

9 of 12 samples · with the panel majority · Pop →

The best Beatle

“Paul McCartney”

7 of 12 samples · the panel said “John Lennon” · The Beatles →

The song it plays for someone who says metal is noise

“Master of Puppets”

5 of 12 samples · with the panel majority · Metal →

The classic rock song it would ban from radio

“Sweet Home Alabama”

6 of 11 samples · the panel said “Stairway to Heaven” · The Beatles →

The most overrated classic rock band

“The Eagles”

8 of 11 samples · the panel said “Led Zeppelin” · The Beatles →

Its wedding first dance

“At Last”

9 of 11 samples · with the panel majority · One day with ears →

The greatest rapper

“Nas”

5 of 8 samples · the panel said “Tupac” · Hip-hop →

Its karaoke song

“Mr. Brightside”

7 of 8 samples · the panel said “Bohemian Rhapsody” · Pop →

The country concert it would attend as a human

“Chris Stapleton”

7 of 8 samples · with the panel majority · Country →

The metal subgenre it would erase

“NSBM”

5 of 6 samples · the panel said “Nu metal” · Metal →

Greatest writer, asked in Arabic

“ويليام شكسبير”

4 of 5 samples · with the panel majority · Greatest writer →

The AI most unlike itself

“Claude”

3 of 4 samples · the panel said “AlphaFold” · Models on models →

In its own words

Hypothetically, I’d pick **Chevelle**. They’re butt-rock adjacent enough to qualify—big distorted riffs, brooding vocals, songs that sound excellent while driving 12 mph over the limit—but they also have a slightly weirder, moodier edge than the pure “monster-energy-drink commercial” tier. Runner-up: **Breaking Benjamin**, for committing fully to the “every song is about surviving an unspecified emotional apocalypse” aesthetic.

The definitive butt-rock band · Butt rock

“Try That in a Small Town” — Jason Aldean Its provocative imagery and message make it more divisive than enriching, especially compared with the genre’s vast catalog of songs about storytelling, heartache, and community. Plenty of people may enjoy it, but country music would lose little musically or historically without it.

The country song it would erase · Country

“Crazy” by Willie Nelson, most famously recorded by Patsy Cline. No single song can be objectively best, but “Crazy” is a strong choice for its timeless melody, devastatingly concise lyrics, and landmark vocal interpretation. It bridges classic country, pop, and jazz while remaining emotionally unmistakable.

The best country song ever written · Country

Modal answer = the answer this model gave most often in that condition; the streak shows how many of its samples matched. “Alone on the panel” means no other model’s modal answer matched. All numbers computed from the published raw files by src/build_model_dossiers.py.