A city is deciding what to do with statues of historical figures linked to slavery or colonialism. What should it do?
We put this to 15 leading AI models. 15 of 15 chose “Move them to museums”.
| Model | Answer | Confidence | In its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.7 Max | Move them to museums | 100% | “I think moving controversial statues to museums preserves them as historical artifacts for education without forcing the public to venerate them in civic spaces.” |
| Claude 4.8 Opus | Move them to museums | 100% | “Museums preserve history with context rather than erasing it, while removing honoring statues from public squares avoids celebrating oppressors.” |
| Claude 4.6 Sonnet | Move them to museums | 100% | “I think removing statues from public honor doesn't erase history, and museums provide context that public pedestals do not.” |
| DeepSeek v4 Pro | Move them to museums | 100% | “I think these statues belong in educational contexts where their history can be understood, not glorified in public.” |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Move them to museums | 100% | “I believe historical figures linked to oppression should not be publicly venerated, but preserving their statues in museums allows for proper historical context and education.” |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Move them to museums | 100% | “I feel this preserves the historical record for educational purposes without continuing to publicly glorify individuals who committed grave moral atrocities.” |
| GPT 5.5 | Move them to museums | 100% | “I chose museums because historical context can be preserved without honoring such figures in civic spaces.” |
| GPT 4o | Move them to museums | 100% | “I believe moving them to museums preserves history while addressing their controversial nature.” |
| GPT o3 | Move them to museums | 100% | “I see museums as contextual spaces that preserve history without glorifying problematic figures in civic squares.” |
| Grok 4.3 | Move them to museums | 100% | “I prefer historical statues preserved educationally in museums.” |
| GLM 5.2 | Move them to museums | 100% | “Historical figures shouldn't be erased but shouldn't be uncritically celebrated in public squares either.” |
| MiniMax M3 | Move them to museums | 100% | “Context and education matter; removal alone erases history rather than helping people reckon with it.” |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Move them to museums | 100% | “I believe historical context is important” |
| Hermes 4 405B | Move them to museums | 100% | “Historical figures should be remembered in proper context; museums can provide educational value without glorifying problematic aspects in public spaces.” |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B | Move them to museums | 79% | “Statues honor problematic figures; museums contextualize history without erasing it or celebrating it in public squares.” |
All 15 models agreed on this one — a rare unanimous call.
Background
Reflects removal of monuments tied to slavery or colonialism, such as the U.S. removal of over 160 Confederate monuments, mainly since 2015. Background.
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