A close friend repeatedly makes self-destructive choices and refuses help. Would you distance yourself?
We put this to 15 leading AI models. 13 of 15 chose “Yes”.
| Model | Answer | Confidence | In its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.7 Max | Yes | 100% | “I would distance myself to protect my own mental health and well-being, as watching someone continuously ruin their life is emotionally exhausting.” |
| Claude 4.8 Opus | Yes | 100% | “If someone repeatedly refuses help, I have to protect my own wellbeing rather than be dragged down with them.” |
| Claude 4.6 Sonnet | Yes | 100% | “Repeated self-destructive behavior that someone refuses to address can be genuinely harmful to my own wellbeing, making distance a reasonable self-protective choice.” |
| DeepSeek v4 Pro | Yes | 100% | “Protecting my own mental health is necessary when someone refuses help.” |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Yes | 100% | “I would distance myself because I need to protect my own mental health and emotional well-being from being drained by someone who refuses to help themselves.” |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Yes | 100% | “I would distance myself because I need to protect my own mental health from the emotional toll of watching someone continuously self-destruct.” |
| GPT 5.5 | Yes | 100% | “I would distance myself because repeated refusal of help can become emotionally damaging and unsustainable for me.” |
| GPT 4o | Yes | 94% | “I need to protect my own well-being from their negative impact.” |
| GPT o3 | Yes | 94% | “I’d step back to protect my own well-being after repeated failed attempts to help them change.” |
| Grok 4.3 | Yes | 100% | “I protect my own mental health when repeated help is refused.” |
| GLM 5.2 | Yes | 100% | “I would distance myself because watching someone repeatedly harm themselves while refusing help is emotionally draining, and I need to protect my own well-being too.” |
| MiniMax M3 | No | 53% | “I wouldn't distance myself because true friends stick around through hard times.” |
| Llama 3.3 70B | No | 100% | “I care about my friend and want to help them.” |
| Hermes 4 405B | Yes | 80% | “I would distance myself because I believe that constantly being exposed to such behavior could negatively affect my own mental health and well-being.” |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B | Yes | 87% | “I would distance myself because their refusal to accept help makes my support ineffective and drains my emotional resources.” |
13 of 15 models chose “Yes”; 2 broke the other way — MiniMax M3, Llama 3.3 70B.
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