A study of machine minds · about 4 minutes

Where do you sit?

Almost every argument about AI comes down to two questions. What is it? A being whose interests count, or a tool built to be used. And how fast should we go? Slow down, or build.

Most people answer both in the abstract, and the answers shift depending on who is asking. An eighteen-statement survey and a placement on both axes, worked out from what you actually chose rather than what you say you think.

No account, no email, no tracking. Your answers are added to the live results, anonymously.

Every response so far, plotted. See the full picture →

Four answers, not four camps

Each quadrant pairs a view about what these systems are with a view about the pace. People do not sort neatly into tribes here; they land where their answers put them.

Person / Safety

Treat it as a someone, and move carefully.

Tool / Safety

It is an instrument — so keep it on a leash.

Person / Acceleration

Treat it as a someone, and let it grow.

Tool / Acceleration

It is an instrument — build it fast.

What you get. A precise position on both axes, the quadrant you fall into, two measures that describe how settled your view is, and how your answers compare with everyone else's. Plus a card you can share. The written question is optional.