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  • This house believes that it is the interest of the feminist movement to support transhumanism

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    Transhumanism is a philosophical and social movement that advocates for using advanced technology to enhance human physical and cognitive abilities, with the goal of transcending the current limitations of the human body and mind. Transhumanists believe that through technologies such as genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and cybernetics, humans can significantly extend their lifespans, improve their intellectual and physical capacities, and potentially achieve a post-human state.

    JPDU Autumn Tournament 2024 · Open Grand Final · 2024-10-19

  • This house prefers a world where PsychoPass is used in law enforcement.

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    PsychoPass is a system that monitors citizen’s brain biometrics and calculates the ‘Crime Coefficient’ – a number that is supposed to indicate one’s propensity to commit violent crime. The system can monitor how often an individual thinks about committing a violent crime. The Crime Coefficient can increase and decrease - for example, if someone thinks about committing violent crime frequently one day, their Crime Coefficient will go up, but if they do not do so at all the next day, it will decrease. When someone’s Crime Coefficient crosses an accepted threshold, authorities will be alerted and this individual can be apprehended. In addition, police officers’ weapons are equipped with Crime Coefficient scanners which show any target’s Crime Coefficient in real time. For the purposes of the debate, the PsychoPass can only measure propensity to violent crime (rather than any other crimes, or any unrelated thoughts or emotions), and law enforcement cannot fabricate or alter anyone's Crime Coefficient in any way.

    LUMS Asians 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-10-12

  • This house supports an increased use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Indian Criminal Justice System.

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    Artificial Intelligence in the legal system uses machine learning and predictive analytics to draw on legal proceedings. Uses may include, but are not limited to, reviewing evidence, issuing verdicts, and providing insights to the behavior of legal professionals.

    Debutant 9.0 Freshers APD 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-10-09

  • This house supports the eventual automation of most white collar jobs

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    "White collar" refers to office-type jobs that typically require formal education or training and do not involve manual labor. Examples of white- collar jobs include company management, lawyers, accountants, financial and insurance jobs, consultants, and computer programmers, among many others.

    Waterloo Autumn HST · Round 4 · 2024-10-06

  • As the government of a developed country, This house would subsidize R&D towards human-like AI partners

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    "Human-like AI partners" refer to humanoids that physically appear and function like human beings. They are not sentient but are programmed to act and respond based on learned behavior about what their human-partners would best want from them. (See examples of character.ai , ChatGPT , etc. for analogues to the level of sentience).

    Oragon Debate Cup 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-10-05

  • This house prefers a world where PsychoPass is used in law enforcement.

    Infoslide

    PsychoPass is a system that monitors citizen’s brain biometrics and calculates the ‘Crime Coefficient’ – a number that is supposed to indicate one’s propensity to commit violent crime. The system can monitor how often an individual thinks about committing a violent crime. The Crime Coefficient can increase and decrease - for example, if someone thinks about committing violent crime frequently one day, their Crime Coefficient will go up, but if they do not do so at all the next day, it will decrease. When someone’s Crime Coefficient crosses an accepted threshold, authorities will be alerted and this individual can be apprehended. In addition, police officers’ weapons are equipped with Crime Coefficient scanners which show any target’s Crime Coefficient in real time. For the purposes of the debate, the PsychoPass can only measure propensity to violent crime (rather than any other crimes, or any unrelated thoughts or emotions), and law enforcement cannot fabricate or alter anyone's Crime Coefficient in any way.

    UCLA IV 2024 · Partial Quarterfinals · 2024-09-28

  • This house supports OpenAI's transition from the current model to the PBC model.

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    "OpenAI currently operates under a hybrid model where OpenAI Inc. is a nonprofit that oversees its mission to build AI for the benefit of humanity, while OpenAI LLC is its for-profit subsidiary with investments from companies like Microsoft. In this model, investors are subject to a capped-profit system, meaning their returns are limited to ensure that the company's social mission takes precedence over maximizing profits. A Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) is a for-profit structure that allows companies to balance financial returns with a legally defined commitment to public good. In a PBC, investors can receive uncapped returns, but the company is legally obligated to consider the impact of its actions on society and stakeholders beyond just its shareholders."

    Pakistan Pre-ABP 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-09-27

  • This house prefers a world where love is quantifiable.

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    In a world where love is quantifiable, relationships thrive on data-driven insights. Various tools offer a detailed understanding of relationship dynamics, i.e., apps that track interactions and wearable devices that monitor physiological responses. These technologies log conversations and shared activities, enabling partners to evaluate their relationship using concrete data.

    Pakistan Pre-ABP 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-09-27

  • This house prefers the Skepticism approach over compatibalism approach towards AI in art

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    Currently, AI that can make art is made trained on large amounts of art available online and obtained unfairly. "AI-compatibalism" focuses on the legal ramifications for stealing art and for a shift in norm to pay artists for their work used to train AI. It strongly supports instances of ethical AI making art. “AI skepticism” opposes the use of AI in art entirely, with the belief that it is harmful regardless of training methods. "

    Muntazar Asian Parliamentary Debate · Novice Finals · 2024-09-07

  • This House would introduce a mandatory no-fault insurance scheme for organisations that deploy AI in their operations (e.g. rideshare services using driverless cars, businesses using AI chatbots to assist customers, companies using AI pricing algorithms to enter into contracts for sale of goods)

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    A no fault insurance scheme is a type of insurance policy where the insured party can have their claim approved without needing to prove who was at fault for the damages. No fault insurance is used in many jurisdictions and across different types of claims. For example, it is sometimes used in motor vehicle accidents - everyone who uses a car is required to pay an insurance premium so that, if they get into an accident, they can immediately claim from their insurer and pay for damages, without having to prove who was at fault.

    Australian British Parliamentary Debating Championships 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-09-07

  • Given the existence of an Artificial General Intelligence, This house believes that that it should be based on virtue ethics as opposed to ultilitarianism

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    Virtue ethics is a way of thinking about right and wrong that focuses on good character. It emphasizes acting in ways that reflects positive traits like honesty, courage, and kindness. Utilitarianism thinks about right and wrong by maximizing outcomes, usually defined as the greatest overall well-being of utility for affected parties. An AGI or artificial general intelligence refers to a type of artificial intelligence that has the ability to understand, learn, and apply knowledge across a ride range of tasks at a level equal to or beyond that of a human without specifically being programmed to. For the purposes of this debate, Assume that the use of AGI's will be a tool that most major government institutions use as a technology in the future "

    Muntazar Asian Parliamentary Debate · Novice Finals · 2024-09-07