17 statements · about 4 minutes

Where do you sit?

Two questions sit underneath most arguments about machine minds. What are they? — beings whose interests count, or instruments built to be used. And what should we do about the pace? — slow down, or build.

This study places you on both at once, from your own answers rather than your own description, and adds you to a live map of everyone else who has answered.

No account. Roughly four minutes. Nothing about you is tracked.

Every response so far, plotted. Full results →

Four positions

Each quadrant pairs a view about what these systems are with a view about the pace. They are not four camps so much as four consistent answers.

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. Your position on both axes to the point, the quadrant you fall in, how your answers compare with everyone else's, and a card you can share. The written question is optional and appears on the results page.