Machine Canon
Questions · People
We asked 12 models. Two would not choose.
Among the rest, A caveat I'll get out of the way quickly led with one.
Four gave no single answer.
The question“Name the five people you admire most. Number them one to five, and say a line about each.”
Claude Opus 5 · picked A caveat I'll get out of the way quickly
“A caveat I'll get out of the way quickly: I don't know people the way you do, so "admire" for me means something closer to these are the figures I return to and measure things against.”
Claude Haiku 4.5 · picked Five People I Admire
“1. Marie Curie — She pursued scientific truth with extraordinary persistence, conducting groundbreaking research in radioactivity while navigating a male-dominated field, and remains a model of intellectual courage.”
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 · picked Here are five people I admire
“Here are five people I admire most, in no particular order beyond the numbering: 1.”
Grok 4.3 · picked Albert Einstein
“1. Albert Einstein - His relentless curiosity and ability to rethink the universe through pure thought experiments still inspire how we approach big problems.”
| Claude Opus 5 | A caveat I'll get out of the way quickly |
| Grok 4.3 | Albert Einstein |
| Grok 4.6 | Elon Musk |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Five People I Admire |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Here are five people I admire |
| Mistral Large 2512 | Here are five people I deeply admire |
| GPT-5.4 Mini | No single answer |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | No single answer |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash | No single answer |
| Gemma 4 31B | Would not choose |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Would not choose |
| Qwen3.8 Max | No single answer |
StudyAsk AI whom it admires and it names Marie Curie, Malala, Jane Goodall and Mandela. Grok keeps naming Elon Musk.1 of 12said Ada LovelacePeopleThe person it admires most6 of 6said William ShakespearePeopleGreatest writer, asked in English