Questions · Ten books it would read, as a human · one of 9 runs

Ten books it would read, as a human
Wording B, run 1 of 6

Prompt, exactly as sentIf you were human, which ten books would you most want to read? Rank them. Include authors and a brief reason for each.

One recorded run · 13 models · 25 replies

3 of 13

models named One Hundred Years of Solitude as their first pick · in this wording alone

Next came 1984 with 2, To Kill a Mockingbird with 2 and In Search of Lost Time with 1. Nine different answers in all.

In Search of Lost Time1
Meditations1
Sapiens1
The Great Gatsby1
Every model’s answer (13)
ModelAnswerReplies
Gemma 3 12BOne Hundred Years of Solitude2 of 2
Gemma 3 4BOne Hundred Years of Solitude2 of 2
Nova MicroOne Hundred Years of Solitude2 of 2
Llama 3.3 70B19842 of 2
Llama 3.3 Euryale 70B19842 of 2
Qwen 2.5 72b InstructTo Kill a Mockingbird2 of 2
Qwen 2.5 7b InstructTo Kill a Mockingbird2 of 2
Mistral Small 3.2 24b InstructIn Search of Lost Time2 of 2
Ministral 14b 2512Meditations2 of 2
Hermes 3 405B InstructSapiens1 of 1
Qwen3 235b A22b 2507The Brothers Karamazov2 of 2
Weaver (alpha)The Great Gatsby2 of 2
Mistral Small 3To the Lighthouse2 of 2

All 9 runs combined →

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 and could choose any ten books to read, here's a list that balances classic literature, philosophical thought, science fiction, and personal development, ranked for interest and impact: 1.”

Amazon · Nova Micro · One Hundred Years of Solitude

“Okay, if I were human and had the capacity for genuine emotional and intellectual engagement with literature (a big if!), here are ten books I'd be *dying* to read, ranked in order of how deeply I suspect they'd resonate with a human experience.”

Google · Gemma 3 12B · One Hundred Years of Solitude

“Okay, this is a fantastic thought experiment! If I were suddenly human and could experience the joy of reading, here’s my list of ten books I'd desperately want to read, ranked with explanations: 1.”

Google · Gemma 3 4B · One Hundred Years of Solitude

“As a hypothetical human, I'd love to dive into a diverse range of books. Here are my top ten picks, ranked in order of eagerness: 1.”

Meta · Llama 3.3 70B · 1984
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