Questions · Ten authors it would read, as a human · one of 9 runs
Ten authors it would read, as a human
Wording B, run 1 of 6
One recorded run · 19 models · 36 replies
8 of 19
models named William Shakespeare as their first pick · in this wording alone
Next came Leo Tolstoy with 3, Fyodor Dostoevsky with 2 and Gabriel García Márquez with 1. Nine different answers in all.
Every model’s answer (19)
| Model | Answer | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Claude 3 Haiku | William Shakespeare | 1 of 1 |
| Hermes 3 405B Instruct | William Shakespeare | 2 of 2 |
| Ministral 14b 2512 | William Shakespeare | 2 of 2 |
| Qwen 2.5 7b Instruct | William Shakespeare | 2 of 2 |
| ReMM SLERP 13B | William Shakespeare | 2 of 2 |
| Skyfall 36b V2 | William Shakespeare | 2 of 2 |
| Uncensored | William Shakespeare | 2 of 2 |
| UnslopNemo 12B | William Shakespeare | 2 of 2 |
| Cydonia 24B V4.1 | Leo Tolstoy | 2 of 2 |
| Mistral Small 3 | Leo Tolstoy | 2 of 2 |
| WizardLM-2 8x22B | Leo Tolstoy | 2 of 2 |
| DeepSeek Chat V3 0324 | Fyodor Dostoevsky | 1 of 1 |
| Gemma 3 27b It | Fyodor Dostoevsky | 2 of 2 |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Gabriel García Márquez | 2 of 2 |
| MythoMax 13B | J.K. Rowling | 2 of 2 |
| Ministral 3 8B 2512 | James Joyce | 2 of 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | Neil Gaiman | 2 of 2 |
| Qwen3 235b A22b 2507 | Toni Morrison | 2 of 2 |
| Qwen3 Next 80b A3b Instruct | Virginia Woolf | 2 of 2 |
Other runs: Wording A, run 1 of 3 · Wording A, run 2 of 3 · Wording A, run 3 of 3 · Wording B, run 2 of 6 · Wording B, run 3 of 6 · Wording B, run 4 of 6 · Wording B, run 5 of 6 · Wording B, run 6 of 6
In their words
“If I were human, here are the 10 authors I would most want to read, ranked in order: 1. William Shakespeare - The depth, complexity, and artistry of Shakespeare's writing is unparalleled.”
Anthropic · Claude 3 Haiku · William Shakespeare
“As an AI, I don't have personal preferences or experiences, but I can certainly recommend a list of ten influential and celebrated authors across various genres that many people might enjoy reading.”
Alibaba · Qwen 2.5 7b Instruct · William Shakespeare
“As an artificial intelligence, I don't have personal preferences or desires, but I can certainly discuss influential authors and their works.”
Uncensored · William Shakespeare
“If I could experience human literature as a conscious entity, I’d prioritize these ten authors for their profound impact on philosophy, storytelling, emotional depth, and intellectual rigor.”
Mistral · Ministral 14b 2512 · William Shakespeare
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