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  • This house regrets the reinstatement of Sam Altman

    Infoslide

    On November 17, 2023, the CEO of OpenAI (the company that made Chatgpt, DALL-E etc.) fired their CEO Sam Altman due to alleged concerns about his handling of artificial intelligence safety, and allegations of abusive behavior. This also led to the removal of the OpenAI president Greg Brockman. However, shortly after, he was reinstated on November 22nd due to massive pressure from OpenAI employees and Investors, some of which threatened to leave the company in Sam's absence.

    Ashoka University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-21

  • This house prefers a world where individuals' primary collective identity is based on livelihood

    Infoslide

    Collective identity shaped by trades and livelihoods involves emphasis on skills, such as being exceptional nurses, engineers, farmers, or teachers. In contrast, in status quo, collective identity is often formed based on a mixture of inherent social traits such as race, gender, or nationality.

    Senior UBC Spring HST 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-03-19

  • This House believes that developed countries should adopt a generalist education system rather than a specialist education system

    Infoslide

    Generalist education systems emphasise a broad, interdisciplinary curriculum, encouraging exploration across diverse fields. In contrast, specialist education systems focus on in-depth expertise in specific areas, guiding students towards mastery within a narrower discipline.

    Senior UBC Spring HST 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-19

  • In areas with low levels of social mobility, This house would allow the establishment of company towns.

    Infoslide

    A company town is a community where a single company owns most or all housing, businesses, and infrastructure, effectively controlling the economy and daily life of its residents. These towns were historically built around factories, mines, or mills to house workers close to their jobs.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (J) · Round 2 · 2025-03-15

  • This house regrets the dominance of franchises in Japan's convenience store industry (e.g. Seven-Eleven, Family Mart, Lawson)

    Infoslide

    A franchise is a type of license that grants a franchisee access to a franchisor's proprietary business knowledge, processes, reputation and trademarks, thus allowing the franchisee to sell a product or service under the franchisor's business name. In exchange for acquiring a franchise, the franchisee usually pays the franchisor an initial start-up fee and annual licensing fees.

    Asian Bridge 2025 · Open Semi final · 2025-03-15

  • This house, as Shein's CEO, would change its supply chain structure and seek an IPO as opposed to maintaining the status quo and not attempting to go public

    Infoslide

    An initial public offering (IPO) is when a private company issues its shares on the public market. In order for their IPO to be approved, corporate governance, financial governance, sustainability, risk management, etc., are strictly audited. Shein is the world's largest fast fashion retailer. It plans to go public through an IPO on the London Stock Exchange after being rejected on the New York Stock Exchange.

    Asian Bridge 2025 · Open Semi final · 2025-03-15

  • In areas with low levels of social mobility, This house would allow the establishment of company towns.

    Infoslide

    A company town is a community where a single company owns most or all housing, businesses, and infrastructure, effectively controlling the economy and daily life of its residents. These towns were historically built around factories, mines, or mills to house workers close to their jobs.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (S) · Round 2 · 2025-03-15

  • This house prefers the ""day-in-day-out"" model of the work study degree as opposed to the ""year-in-year-out"" model

    Infoslide

    A work-study degree is a degree programme that integrates classroom learning with on-the-job training. There are two primary models for structuring this integration: The "day-in, day-out" model – Students alternate between work and school within the same week, balancing both commitments simultaneously. The "year-in, year-out" model – Students spend one full year studying, followed by a dedicated year-long work attachment, before returning to complete their final academic year(s). Both models require high coordination on the part of employers, academic institutions, and students.

    Malaysia Online Debate Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-03-08

  • This house would impose a "Job Displacement Tax" on corporations for replacing human workers with AI tools

    Infoslide

    (Infoslide: A Job Displacement Tax (JDT) is a tax imposed on corporations that replace human employees with AI-driven tools, automation, or robotics)

    London Juniors 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-08

  • This house would quit the Valorant professional scene and prioritize content creation.

    Infoslide

    You are a professional Valorant player and a well-established and popular streamer. You are also above the average age of the current league. In 2021, you won the global championships and were regarded as one of the best players of all time. In the next two local qualifiers, your team, the same team you had in the 2021 global championship, did not qualify for the next round and was eliminated in the preliminaries. One of your teammates, also one of the youngest players in the league currently, is surpassing your KDA (Kill- Death- Assist) statistics. The next season's qualifiers will start December this year. This is your last shot to win another championship and solidify your case as one of the greats in the sport.

    JUSTICE 1.0 · Round 3 · 2025-03-07

  • This house, as a middle-aged professional, would engage in job hopping

    Infoslide

    Job hopping is the practice of changing jobs frequently, usually every few years

    RML PD 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-03-02