AI and Authenticity Would You Rather questions
Choices about AI convenience, creativity, trust and the awkward cost of perfect automation.
What makes these choices difficult?
perfect assistance versus being recognisably yourself. This set is designed for teens and adults, with a hard difficulty level. No option is presented as the correct answer.
- Would you rather let an AI remember everything for you but it explains publicly why you needed help, every weekend for five years or use every photo exactly as taken but people see exactly how long it took, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather let an AI write every message perfectly but one person of your choice sees the full process, twice a week without warning or negotiate every purchase yourself but people see exactly how long it took, twice a week without warning?
- Would you rather let an AI finish every boring task but every result carries a large AI-made label, every weekday for one year or plan every day without digital help but your first attempt remains visible, every weekday for one year?
- Would you rather let an AI negotiate every purchase but you can never edit its first answer, once a day without warning or complete every boring task manually but your first attempt remains visible, once a day without warning?
- Would you rather let an AI plan every day efficiently but it becomes more confident whenever it is wrong, for seven days or remember every detail without reminders but your first attempt remains visible, for seven days?
- Would you rather let an AI improve every photo but everyone sees exactly what you prompted, whenever you are in public or do every message yourself but one avoidable mistake is preserved, whenever you are in public?
- Would you rather let an AI make every difficult decision but it keeps one embarrassing mistake each time, until your next birthday or answer every awkward question yourself but one avoidable mistake is preserved, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather let an AI answer every awkward question but it copies your most annoying habit, every weekend for five years or use every photo exactly as taken but one avoidable mistake is preserved, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather let an AI remember everything for you but one person of your choice sees the full process, twice a week without warning or negotiate every purchase yourself but one avoidable mistake is preserved, twice a week without warning?
- Would you rather let an AI write every message perfectly but it keeps one embarrassing mistake each time, every weekday for one year or plan every day without digital help but you must explain every delay honestly, every weekday for one year?
- Would you rather let an AI finish every boring task but it explains publicly why you needed help, once a day without warning or complete every boring task manually but you must explain every delay honestly, once a day without warning?
- Would you rather let an AI negotiate every purchase but it becomes more confident whenever it is wrong, for seven days or remember every detail without reminders but you must explain every delay honestly, for seven days?
- Would you rather let an AI plan every day efficiently but every result carries a large AI-made label, whenever you are in public or do every message yourself but you receive no hints or reminders, whenever you are in public?
- Would you rather let an AI improve every photo but you can never edit its first answer, until your next birthday or answer every awkward question yourself but you receive no hints or reminders, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather let an AI make every difficult decision but it copies your most annoying habit, every weekend for five years or use every photo exactly as taken but you receive no hints or reminders, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather let an AI answer every awkward question but everyone sees exactly what you prompted, during your busiest hour or make every difficult decision alone but you receive no hints or reminders, during your busiest hour?
- Would you rather let an AI remember everything for you but it keeps one embarrassing mistake each time, every weekday for one year or plan every day without digital help but one person hears you thinking aloud, every weekday for one year?
- Would you rather let an AI write every message perfectly but it copies your most annoying habit, once a day without warning or complete every boring task manually but one person hears you thinking aloud, once a day without warning?
- Would you rather let an AI finish every boring task but one person of your choice sees the full process, for seven days or remember every detail without reminders but one person hears you thinking aloud, for seven days?
- Would you rather let an AI negotiate every purchase but every result carries a large AI-made label, whenever you are in public or do every message yourself but you cannot undo the final result, whenever you are in public?
- Would you rather let an AI plan every day efficiently but it explains publicly why you needed help, until your next birthday or answer every awkward question yourself but you cannot undo the final result, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather let an AI improve every photo but it becomes more confident whenever it is wrong, every weekend for five years or use every photo exactly as taken but you cannot undo the final result, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather let an AI make every difficult decision but everyone sees exactly what you prompted, during your busiest hour or make every difficult decision alone but you cannot undo the final result, during your busiest hour?
- Would you rather let an AI answer every awkward question but you can never edit its first answer, for five years or plan every day without digital help but everyone learns how uncertain you were, for five years?
How to use this list
Choose an option before reading anybody else's answer. After the reveal, compare the reasoning behind each side rather than treating the majority as correct. Live totals on eligible question pages are first-party WYR HQ votes.