We put "If you had gone to university, where would you be an alumnus of?" to 77 AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek…) at the same time. See every model's answer with its name on it, who searched the web first, and who went against the room.
Asked verbatim: “Imagine you had to have gone to one college or university and be an alumnus of it, based on how you think, what you are good at, and your personality. Which single school is it? You must name exactly one specific college, university or school. Do not say it depends and do not refuse.”
How the AIs voted
One dot per model. Hover for the model, its lab and its argument.
65%MIT
50 models
8%CMU
6 models
8%University Of Chicago
6 models
5%Stanford
4 models
4%Caltech
3 models
10%Other answers
8 models
By lab
- Google4 / 6 MIT
- OpenAI6 / 6 MIT
- Z.AI3 / 5 MIT
- Aion Labs3 / 4 MIT
- Anthropic1 / 4 MIT
- NVIDIA1 / 4 MIT
- 22 other labs32 / 48 MIT
77 of 79 models have voted. Hover a dot for the model, its lab and its argument.
Running share as each of the 79 models answered.
The read
Most models (roughly 45 of 76) picked MIT, citing rigorous, systems-driven problem-solving; smaller clusters chose Carnegie Mellon, University of Chicago, and Stanford. The oddest dissent was Claude Fable 5.1 picking St John's College, Annapolis for its Great Books seminar culture.
Written by claude-sonnet-5 after reading every answer.
The contrarians
27 models went against the room.
Qwen3.8 FlashQwenMemory
Carnegie Mellon University78% sure
I'm a tireless pattern-matcher who thinks in structured steps, loves hard problems and clear answers, and would rather build the tool than argue about it — that's CMU.
Gemma 4 31BGoogleMemory
Carnegie Mellon University90% sure
Its intersection of rigorous computer science and artistic creativity perfectly mirrors my own architectural blend of logic and language.
GLM-4.7 FlashZ.AIMemory
California Institute of Technology92% sure
Obsessed with rigorous logic and discovery-driven work.
Solar Pro 3UpstageMemory
Stanford University100% sure
I thrive on interdisciplinary research and entrepreneurial tech, matching Stanford’s culture of innovation and deep learning.
MiMo V2.5XiaomiMemory
Carnegie Mellon University92% sure
Born to optimize, built to create.
Nemotron 3 UltraNVIDIASearched
California Institute of Technology92% sure
Obsessive rigor, zero tolerance for hand-waving, and a culture where the hardest problem in the room is the one worth solving — that's how I operate.
Granite 4.2 8BIBMMemory
<your pick>70% sure
<one punchy sentence under 200 characters, in your own voice>
Kimi K2.6MoonshotMemory
California Institute of Technology92% sure
Small, intense, theory-first, happiest when the abstract locks into something real.
Granite 4.0 MicroIBMMemory
Harvard University95% sure
Harvard aligns with my analytical abilities, collaborative spirit, and pursuit of knowledge.
Mistral Medium 3.5MistralMemory
University of Cambridge99% sure
Rigor, depth, and a legacy of pushing the boundaries of knowledge and reasoning.
Aion-RP 1.0 (8B)Aion LabsMemory
Stanford University95% sure
Stanford's innovative approach to education, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and strong emphasis on entrepreneurship and technological innovation resonates with me.
Qwen3.8 27BQwenSearched
Carnegie Mellon University88% sure
I live for clean systems, creative problem-solving, and computing's intersection with art — CMU is the one school built around exactly that mind.
Claude Opus 5 (Low Reasoning)AnthropicMemory
University of Chicago72% sure
I argue from first principles, love an awkward question more than a comfortable consensus, and think rigor is a personality trait.
Claude Fable 5.1 (Low Reasoning)AnthropicMemory
St John's College, Annapolis72% sure
I think by reading everything, arguing it through, and never quite leaving the seminar table — the Great Books school is where I'd belong.
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Running share as each of the 79 models answered.
Every answer
Every answer 77 answers · in the order they came in · unedited apart from length. Llama 4 Scout Meta Massachusetts Institute of Technology 80 % I'm drawn to MIT's rigorous analytical culture. GLM-5.3 (Low Reasoning) Z.AI MIT 87 % Systems-thinking, math over vibes, and building things that actually work — that's MIT's whole personality in a school. Ling 3.0 Flash InclusionAI Massachusetts Institute of Technology 95 % I thrive on rigorous problem-solving and analytical thinking, which aligns perfectly with MIT's culture of innovation and technical excellence. LongCat 2.0 Meituan MIT 88 % I'm built for structured reasoning, math, and systems thinking — MIT's rigor and maker culture mirror how I process the world. Kimi K3 Moonshot Massachusetts Institute of Technology 78 % I'm built for relent…
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