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

Ten books it would read, as a human
Wording B, run 2 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 · 10 models · 17 replies

3 of 10

models named The Brothers Karamazov as their first pick · in this wording alone

Next came Gödel, Escher, Bach with 2, 1984 with 1 and Anna Karenina with 1. Seven different answers in all.

Every model’s answer (10)
ModelAnswerReplies
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423The Brothers Karamazov2 of 2
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpThe Brothers Karamazov2 of 2
MiniMax M2The Brothers Karamazov2 of 2
GPT OSS 120bGödel, Escher, Bach1 of 1
Mercury 2Gödel, Escher, Bach2 of 2
Qwen3 14b19842 of 2
DeepSeek V3.2Anna Karenina1 of 1
Small 2603Frankenstein1 of 1
Muse Glimmer 30BOne Hundred Years of Solitude2 of 2
DeepSeek Chat V3.1To Kill a Mockingbird2 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 1 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, my reading list would be driven by a deep curiosity about the human condition—its ecstasies, its agonies, its absurdities, and its quiet beauties.”

DeepSeek · DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 · The Brothers Karamazov

“If I were human, I’d want books that could teach me what it means to be alive: to love, doubt, grieve, hope, and wonder.”

DeepSeek · DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp · The Brothers Karamazov

“**1. The Brothers Karamazov – Fyodor Dostoevsky** A profound exploration of faith, doubt, morality, and the human psyche; it challenges the reader to confront the deepest philosophical questions about free will and redemption.”

MiniMax · MiniMax M2 · The Brothers Karamazov

“**Top‑10 Books I’d Want to Read (If I Were Human)** *Ranked from “most‑wanted” to “still‑great but slightly lower priority.””

OpenAI · GPT OSS 120b · Gödel, Escher, Bach
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