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  • That technology companies should be required to release any software that achieves a highly dominant market position (e.g., Google Chrome, Photoshop, Zoom, etc) as open source.

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    Open source software is released under a license allowing anybody to freely examine, alter, and distribute the software and its source code.

    Melbourne Easters 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-04-21

  • (C) Assuming this technology exists, This house would implement the Arkangel

    Infoslide

    Arkangel is a technology which involves implanting a device into a child's brain, allowing parents to monitor their child's location and vital signs in real-time. Additionally, parents can use a tablet to see through the child's eyes, censor disturbing or sensitive images and events, and track their emotional state. The technology also enables parents to set boundaries and restrictions on what the child sees and experiences, effectively controlling their environment.

    Taiwan International Debate Open 2025 · Pro-Am Grand Final · 2025-04-19

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of Formula 1 to significantly ease technical constraints.

    Infoslide

    Formula 1 requires cars to be developed within tight parameters.

    Joynt Scroll 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-18

  • TWS engage in climate engineering that fundamentally alters the environment in an attempt to combat global warming

    Infoslide

    Geo-engineering refers to large-scale technological interventions designed to deliberately alter Earth's climate systems to counteract climate change e.g. spraying reflective particles into the upper atmosphere across entire regions to reflect solar radiation back into space, modifying ocean surfaces to absorb more carbon dioxide, and installing reflective materials over large portions of land to increase the amount of solar energy that bounces off the planet's surface rather than being absorbed as heat

    UNSW Pre-Easters 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-15

  • Assuming the technology was safe and feasible, This house supports a wide-spread adaptation of the severance technology

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, severance is a brain-surgery that individuals can perform that will allow them to have two separate personalities. One of the personality will be an “innie”, able to work at a day job where-as the other personality, the “outie”, will live life outside of work. The two personalities switch the moment they leave the compound of the work place, their memory does not cross-over between personalities.

    Debatable Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-12

  • This house regrets the decline of Tesla

    Infoslide

    Falling sales indicate that Tesla's financial health is fundamentally faltering as competitors are surging, particularly rival BYD. The Chinese EV and battery maker for the first time topped Tesla in revenue in 2024 and is on pace to become the global leader in electric vehicle sales this year.

    Ateneo Debate Open Pre-UADC 2025 · Open Quarterfinals · 2025-04-12

  • This house believes that the development of Artificial General Intelligence should be restricted exclusively to government controlled or funded institutions

    Infoslide

    Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is a hypothetical computer program which has general intelligence: it can learn any intellectual task to a super-human level. By contrast, narrow artificial intelligence can only carry out specific tasks, e.g. image analysis, playing chess."

    Ateneo Debate Open Pre-UADC 2025 · Schools Grand Finals · 2025-04-12

  • This house regrets the decline of Tesla

    Infoslide

    Falling sales indicate that Tesla's financial health is fundamentally faltering as competitors are surging, particularly rival BYD. The Chinese EV and battery maker for the first time topped Tesla in revenue in 2024 and is on pace to become the global leader in electric vehicle sales this year.

    Ateneo Debate Open Pre-UADC 2025 · Schools Semifinals · 2025-04-12

  • This house supports the use of the Moneyball strategy over traditional evaluations in team sports.

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    “Moneyball” refers to the use of advanced statistical analysis in sports to evaluate player performance, guide recruitment, and optimize in-game strategies. This approach relies on data-driven metrics such as expected goals (football), and player efficiency rating (basketball), on-base percentage (baseball), Traditional evaluations, on the other hand, is based on qualitative assessments by coaches and scouts who evaluate players through live observation, physical attributes, in-game instincts, perceived potential, etc.

    Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-12