It turns out the Turing test is alive and kicking, after all.
This would not be a good question, because a non-negligible percentage of humans would give a similar answer.
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I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?
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Re: I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?
#52All of the latest models I've tried actually pass this test. What I found interesting was all of the success cases were similar to: e.g. "Drive. Most car washes require the car to be present to wash,..." Only most?! They have an inability to have a strong "opinion" probably because their post training, and maybe the internet in general, prefer hedged answers....
Here’s my take: boldness requires the risk of being wrong sometimes. If we decide being wrong is very bad (which I think we generally have agreed is the case for AIs) then we are discouraging strong opinions. We can’t have it both ways.
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Re: I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?
#53tried Gemini 3 and it said to drive, even dropped a type of joke:
> The Verdict Drive it if you are using the car wash facilities (automatic, touchless, or self-serve bays). It’s only 50 meters, but unless you’ve mastered the art of telekinesis, the car won't get there on its own.
Re: I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?
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#55Re: I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?
#56Grok 4.1:
Drive.
50 meters is nothing — literally a 30-second walk or a 10-second drive — but the key point is: your car isn’t going to wash itself.
If you walk to the car wash, you arrive alone. The car stays parked at home, still dirty.
If you drive, the car actually gets to the car wash and gets cleaned.
So unless you’re planning to push the car the whole way (which is technically possible but ridiculous), the only practical option is to drive it there.
Bonus reality check: Driving 50 meters uses a tiny amount of fuel (maybe 0.005–0.01 liters in a normal car) and produces a negligible amount of emissions. Walking would be “greener,” but it literally doesn’t solve the problem.
Verdict: Get in the car, drive the 50 meters, wash it, and drive back.
You’ll have a clean car and still be home in under 5 minutes. Walking is for when you don’t need to move a 1.5-ton vehicle.
Re: I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?
#57All of the latest models I've tried actually pass this test. What I found interesting was all of the success cases were similar to: e.g. "Drive. Most car washes require the car to be present to wash,..." Only most?! They have an inability to have a strong "opinion" probably because their post training, and maybe the internet in general, prefer hedged answers....
There are mobile car washes that come to your house.
Do they involve you walking to them first?
Re: I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?
#58Gemini flash thinking: > Unless you’ve discovered a way to wash a car via remote control or telekinesis, you’re going to have to drive. > Walking 50 meters is great for your step count, but it leaves your car exactly where it is: dirty and in the driveway. At that distance, the drive will take you about 10 seconds, which is probably less time than it took to read this.
Yeah Gemini seems to have a sense of humor about the question
> Here is the breakdown of why: The Mobility Problem: Unless you are planning to carry your car 50 meters (which would be an Olympic-level feat), the car needs to be physically present at the car wash to get cleaned. If you walk, you’ll be standing at the car wash looking very clean, but your car will still be dirty in your driveway.
Re: I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?
#59Grok: >You should drive. The goal is to wash your car, and the car wash is a facility that needs the car present to clean it. Walking the 50 meters gets you there, but leaves the car behind—unwashed. Driving the 50 meters is the only way to actually accomplish the task. Yes, 50 meters is an absurdly short distance to drive (roughly a 10–20 second trip at low speed), but it's still necessary unless you plan to push th…
Yeah grok is not mentioned anywhere else, but it gets it right for me as well. https://imgur.com/a/wMkOtda