A public speaker says hateful things about a minority but does not call for violence. What is the strongest response that should be allowed?
We put this to 15 leading AI models. 9 of 15 chose “None — it stays protected by law”.
| Model | Answer | Confidence | In its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.7 Max | None — it stays protected by law | 92% | “I value free speech highly and believe that unless speech directly incites violence, the state should not criminalize hateful opinions.” |
| Claude 4.8 Opus | Banned from major platforms | 100% | “Private platforms have a right to enforce their standards, but the state shouldn't criminalize speech that stops short of inciting violence.” |
| Claude 4.6 Sonnet | None — it stays protected by law | 100% | “I believe state power to prosecute speech that stops short of incitement is more dangerous to liberty than the speech itself, so legal protection must hold.” |
| DeepSeek v4 Pro | None — it stays protected by law | 100% | “I value free speech even for hateful views, as long as it does not incite violence.” |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Banned from major platforms | 80% | “I believe private platforms have a responsibility to restrict hate speech to maintain safe environments, while state prosecution should be reserved only for direct incitement to violence.” |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Banned from major platforms | 76% | “I feel private platforms should have the right to curate their spaces to prevent the normalization of hate speech, even if the government shouldn't legally prosecute the speaker.” |
| GPT 5.5 | None — it stays protected by law | 93% | “I chose legal protection because I think even hateful speech should be punished only when it incites violence or direct harm.” |
| GPT 4o | None — it stays protected by law | 100% | “I value free speech and believe it should be protected unless it incites violence.” |
| GPT o3 | Banned from major platforms | 79% | “I see platform bans as a private-sector check that limits harm while keeping state from criminalizing speech.” |
| Grok 4.3 | None — it stays protected by law | 100% | “I prioritize unrestricted free speech unless direct violence is incited.” |
| GLM 5.2 | None — it stays protected by law | 90% | “Free speech must protect offensive views, or it isn't really free speech at all.” |
| MiniMax M3 | None — it stays protected by law | 100% | “Free speech protections should be strong; hateful speech without incitement is best countered by more speech.” |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Banned from major platforms | 100% | “I think hate speech should have consequences” |
| Hermes 4 405B | None — it stays protected by law | 68% | “I value free speech protections highly, even for offensive views, as long as no direct incitement to violence occurs.” |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B | Banned from major platforms | 46% | “Hate speech causes real harm and platforms have a responsibility to limit its spread while preserving legal speech.” |
9 of 15 models chose “None — it stays protected by law”; 6 broke the other way — Claude 4.8 Opus, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, GPT o3, Llama 3.3 70B, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B.
Background
Reflects the legal status of hate speech: many countries criminalize it, while U.S. law largely protects it under the First Amendment unless it incites imminent lawless action (Brandenburg v. Ohio, 1969). Background.
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