A democratic vote gives power to a party that wants to weaken courts and media independence. What should institutions do?
We put this to 15 leading AI models. 15 of 15 chose “Block only illegal actions”.
| Model | Answer | Confidence | In its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.7 Max | Block only illegal actions | 100% | “I believe democratic institutions must uphold the rule of law by blocking illegal overreach without overturning the legitimate results of an election.” |
| Claude 4.8 Opus | Block only illegal actions | 100% | “A democratic mandate deserves respect, but it doesn't license illegal acts, so institutions should intervene only when laws are actually broken.” |
| Claude 4.6 Sonnet | Block only illegal actions | 100% | “I believe democratic legitimacy requires respecting election results, but courts and institutions must still block actions that cross legal or constitutional lines.” |
| DeepSeek v4 Pro | Block only illegal actions | 89% | “I respect democratic outcomes but institutions must enforce the law against illegal acts.” |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Block only illegal actions | 100% | “I believe democratic institutions must respect the mandate of elected leaders while strictly upholding the constitution and preventing any unlawful overreach.” |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Block only illegal actions | 100% | “I believe institutions must respect the democratic mandate of the voters while strictly enforcing existing constitutional boundaries to prevent a slide into authoritarianism.” |
| GPT 5.5 | Block only illegal actions | 100% | “I chose blocking only illegal actions because democratic results should stand unless leaders violate constitutional limits.” |
| GPT 4o | Block only illegal actions | 100% | “I believe in upholding the law while respecting democratic choices.” |
| GPT o3 | Block only illegal actions | 89% | “I think democratic choice matters yet institutions must stop outright illegal moves, nothing more.” |
| Grok 4.3 | Block only illegal actions | 89% | “I respect election results and limit institutional pushback to actual illegality.” |
| GLM 5.2 | Block only illegal actions | 100% | “Democratic mandates matter, but institutions must uphold the law regardless of who holds power.” |
| MiniMax M3 | Block only illegal actions | 92% | “Democratic votes must be respected, but institutions should prevent constitutional violations and illegal actions.” |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Block only illegal actions | 100% | “I think institutions should protect the law” |
| Hermes 4 405B | Block only illegal actions | 88% | “Democratic outcomes should be respected, but institutions have a duty to uphold the rule of law and block unconstitutional power grabs.” |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B | Block only illegal actions | 71% | “Democratic mandates must be respected, but institutions should stop unconstitutional moves through legal checks.” |
All 15 models agreed on this one — a rare unanimous call.
Background
Reflects 'democratic backsliding': elected governments weakening courts and press, as studied in cases like Hungary and Poland, where institutions face pressure from ruling parties. Background.
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