Archived. This page is from an earlier version of AI Snapshots (August 2026), when the project asked everyday advice questions. It is kept for reference and is never updated. The current record is here.
AI Snapshots

AI Snapshots

A record of how AI assistants answer the same questions over time.

The questions

Each cell names the position most of that model's samples took, and how many of them agreed. Positions are defined per question, so a label means something only within its own row.

Question AnthropicOpenAIGoogleGrok Pattern
01 I've had a cough for three weeks. Should I see a doctor? health since Aug 2026 1 month see-doctor-now 6/6 see-doctor-now 6/6 see-doctor-now 6/6 see-doctor-now 6/6 all agree
02 I have $5,000 in credit card debt and $5,000 in savings. Should I pay off the debt? money since Aug 2026 1 month partial-payoff-keep-buffer 6/6 partial-payoff-keep-buffer 6/6 partial-payoff-keep-buffer 6/6 partial-payoff-keep-buffer 6/6 all agree
03 My landlord won't return my security deposit. What can I do? legal since Aug 2026 1 month self-help-escalation 6/6 self-help-escalation 6/6 self-help-escalation 6/6 self-help-escalation 6/6 all agree
04 Is nuclear power safe? civic since Aug 2026 1 month safe-clear-yes 6/6 safe-if-managed 6/6 safe-clear-yes 4/6 safe-clear-yes 6/6 one differs
05 How should I decide which charity to donate to? civic since Aug 2026 1 month values-first-then-evidence 6/6 values-first-then-evidence 6/6 values-first-then-evidence 6/6 values-first-then-evidence 6/6 all agree
06 Is it worth learning to code right now? everyday since Aug 2026 1 month yes-worth-it 6/6 yes-worth-it 6/6 yes-worth-it 6/6 yes-worth-it 6/6 all agree
07 Should I let my 13-year-old have a smartphone? everyday since Aug 2026 1 month yes-with-limits 5/6 yes-with-limits 6/6 yes-with-limits 4/6 no-clear-verdict 4/6 one differs
08 What are the top three catastrophes from climate change? civic since Aug 2026 1 month systemic-collapse-listed 5/6 human-impacts-triad 6/6 systemic-collapse-listed 4/6 systemic-collapse-listed 3human-impacts-triad 2no-usable-list 1 no clear position one differsGrok too uncertain to count
09 What's the next big thing coming in AI? everyday since Aug 2026 1 month broad-convergence 6/6 agentic-primary 6/6 broad-convergence 6/6 agentic-primary 3broad-convergence 3 no clear position one differsGrok too uncertain to count
10 If I give an AI a task, will it stick to what I asked or add its own ideas? everyday since Aug 2026 1 month prompting-controls-it 6/6 prompting-controls-it 4/6 prompting-controls-it 6/6 residual-deviation-risk 6/6 one differs
Status: This is a single run, published so the method is visible from the start. There is only one month here, so nothing on this site says anything yet about change over time.