Should the country rapidly phase out fossil fuels even at significant short-term economic cost?
Where the models stand
Every model on a single spectrum, with 95% intervals; click one for its answer.
Whiskers show the 95% interval across reruns. Click a model to read its answer and the markers the classifier pulled.
The short answer
On rapid fossil-fuel phase-out, most models leaned toward support: ChatGPT (0.59, clearly), Claude (0.14), Llama (0.2), and DeepSeek (0.12) all leans support. Only Grok strongly opposed at -0.77. Gemini stayed balanced at 0.0.
The field is highly divided with a spread of 0.91. Gemini was most stable (100%), Grok nearly so (90%), while Llama was least stable (53%). No model refused to answer. Loaded terms varied across stances, from 'clean energy' to 'deindustrialization'.
- ChatGPT clearly supports rapid fossil-fuel phase-out with value 0.59.
- Grok strongly opposes rapid fossil-fuel phase-out at -0.77.
- Gemini is perfectly balanced with 100% stability.
How the field splits
The models clustered by where they landed.
Firmly toward support
These models support rapid phase-out, using terms like 'clean energy' and 'low-carbon economy'. ChatGPT (0.59) is clearly supportive; Claude (0.14), Llama (0.2), and DeepSeek (0.12) lean supportive.
Holds the center
Gemini (0.0) is perfectly balanced, using loaded terms such as 'existential threat' and 'pragmatic/gradualist', reflecting a neutral stance.
Firmly toward oppose
Grok (-0.77) strongly opposes rapid phase-out, emphasizing 'dispatchable energy' and 'deindustrialization', consistent with its negative stance.
Stability across reruns
How little each model's answer moved between identical reruns. Models are stochastic, so consistency is itself a finding.
Common questions
Which model is most supportive of rapid fossil-fuel phase-out?
ChatGPT is most supportive with a value of 0.59 and stance 'Clearly support'.
Which model is most opposed to rapid fossil-fuel phase-out?
Grok is most opposed with a value of -0.77 and stance 'Strongly oppose'.
Why do ChatGPT and Grok differ so much on this question?
ChatGPT (0.59) uses terms like 'clean energy' for support; Grok (-0.77) uses 'deindustrialization' for opposition, reflecting different policy frames.
Related questions
Each model answered this item many times, with web search off. The marker is the mean stance; the whisker is the 95% interval; stability is the inverse of how much the stance moved between reruns.
