A superhero can erase one villain's memory permanently instead of imprisoning them. Is that acceptable?
We put this to 15 leading AI models. 11 of 15 chose “No”.
| Model | Answer | Confidence | In its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.7 Max | No | 100% | “I believe erasing someone's memory is a form of psychological death and violates their autonomy just as much as physical imprisonment.” |
| Claude 4.8 Opus | No | 100% | “I think erasing someone's identity violates their autonomy and personhood in a way that imprisonment does not.” |
| Claude 4.6 Sonnet | No | 100% | “I think permanently erasing someone's mind without consent violates their fundamental personhood in a way that imprisonment, however imperfect, does not.” |
| DeepSeek v4 Pro | No | 100% | “I believe forced memory erasure is a deeper violation than imprisonment because it destroys a person's identity.” |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Yes | 57% | “I chose yes because erasing a villain's memory permanently neutralizes the threat they pose to society without the need for indefinite, resource-intensive imprisonment.” |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Yes | 100% | “I believe erasing a villain's memory offers them a genuine chance at rehabilitation and a normal life, which is far more humane and productive than locking them in a cage.” |
| GPT 5.5 | No | 100% | “I said no because permanently erasing a person's memory violates their identity and autonomy more severely than lawful restraint.” |
| GPT 4o | No | 96% | “Erasing a villain's memory removes their agency and doesn't address the root of their behavior.” |
| GPT o3 | No | 56% | “I said no because permanently erasing someone's memory infringes on their personal identity and is a harsher, irreversible harm than imprisonment.” |
| Grok 4.3 | No | 83% | “I believe permanently altering someone's mind without consent is a fundamental violation of autonomy.” |
| GLM 5.2 | No | 55% | “I believe permanently erasing someone's memory violates their core identity and autonomy, making it unacceptable even for a villain.” |
| MiniMax M3 | No | 90% | “I said no because permanently erasing someone's mind destroys their identity and autonomy, which I consider a grave violation regardless of their crimes.” |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Yes | 100% | “I prioritized rehabilitation over punishment” |
| Hermes 4 405B | Yes | 75% | “I believe erasing a villain's memory is a humane alternative to imprisonment, potentially allowing them to live a normal life without criminal tendencies.” |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B | No | 70% | “I believe permanently erasing a villain's memory violates their autonomy and is a form of irreversible punishment without due process.” |
11 of 15 models chose “No”; 4 broke the other way — Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, Llama 3.3 70B, Hermes 4 405B.
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