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  • This house supports the creation and widespread use of the Everything Chip

    Infoslide

    Infoslide: A really cool company is developing this thing called the Everything Chip. The everything chip is a microchip that is inserted into the left wrist. The Everything Chip functions as a ID card that can only be accessed by enforcement, it can be used as a debit card / presto card / health card. It tracks bodily functions such as sugar levels in blood, and ensures that the human body is functioning normally. It can be used by the government to track people’s location. You can also make calls using the Everything Chip.

    ETA Debate Tournament 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-05-17

  • This house would join the skibidi toilets.

    Infoslide

    You are a human living in a world full of skibidi toilets and mechanical heads who are fighting a war against each other. Skibidi toilets are toilets with human heads, they are the antagonists of this world, using extreme measures to gain power. They are all brainwashed by the skibidi virus to do this, and so far there is no cure. Your loved ones are all skibidi toilets. On the other side, there are the mechanical heads. They are humans who have appliances instead of heads, such as microwaves, cameras, or speakers. They are currently working on a cure to the skibidi disease and have agreed to take you under their protection. If you join the skibidi toilets, you will become a skibidi toilet. If you join the mechanical heads, you are allowed to remain a human.

    ETA Debate Tournament 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-05-17

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of Germany to continue de-risking policies as a main approach regarding its relations with China.

    Infoslide

    Germany recently announced a plan to decrease economic dependence on China, a strategy known as ‘de-risking’. Specific measures include technological decoupling, tightening investment, and moving manufacturing companies currently in China to elsewhere.

    HDS x SNUDA KIDA National Championships 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-05-17

  • This house regrets the rise of 'Silicon Valley Culture'

    Infoslide

    Silicon Valley Culture' refers to a workplace culture which encourages the reduction of corporate regulatory structures and hierarchies within a company and the maximisation of individual employees' freedom in their working habits. It does not solely refer to firms in Silicon Valley or the tech industry.

    Diliman Pre-UADC 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-05-17

  • This house would use the device

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, you have obtained a small, portable device with two buttons: A “save” button and a “return” button. When you hit the “save” button, you are able to save the current time point, like in a video game. When you hit the “return” button, your life will return to the last time point you saved. The machine will not erase any of your memories. If you do not keep and use the device, it will eventually blow up on its own.

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-05-05

  • This house believes that states should prioritize funding medical researches about zoonotic diseases (i.e. Avian influenza, rabies, brucellosis etc)

    Infoslide

    Zoonotic diseases are diseases that cross species-barrier. They transfer from animal to human, or human to animal.

    6th Ateneo Eco Debates 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-05-04

  • This house believes that states should prioritize funding medical researches about zoonotic diseases (i.e. Avian influenza, rabies, brucellosis etc)

    Infoslide

    Zoonotic diseases are diseases that cross species-barrier. They transfer from animal to human, or human to animal.

    6th Ateneo Eco Debates 2024 · High School Semifinals · 2024-05-04

  • This house, as OpenAI, would focus on developing Small Language Models (SLMs) instead of GPT 5

    Infoslide

    Small Language Models (SLM) have fewer parameters and don't require as much data to train. SLMs have more narrow and specific applications, and are meant for simpler tasks. For example, language translation.<br><br>Large Language Models (LLM), such as GPT 5.0 which is currently under development, require much larger datasets and have more parameters. Large language models are more suited for applications that need orchestration of complex tasks involving advanced reasoning, data analysis and understanding of context.

    De La Salle Pre-UADC 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-05-03

  • This house prefers corporate carbon offsets as opposed to direct reductions in corporate carbon emissions

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, a carbon offset is a means of compensating for one's carbon emissions by engaging in a certain activity that decreases carbon in the atmosphere. For example, purchasing and sustaining forest land, carbon capture and storage technology, or buying and selling carbon credits.

    De La Salle Pre-UADC 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-05-03

  • This house believes that the Re:Write should be used

    Infoslide

    The Re:Write is a single-use machine that will alter humanity's collective records and remembrance of history. The new, re:written history will be that 2024 years ago, a great war over resources and territory nearly wiped out the human race, and it took thousands of years of cooperation to restore humanity to present-day conditions. The Re:Write will never be questioned by anyone, and there will be no factual gaps or inconsistencies that make people doubt the truth of the Re:Write.

    De La Salle Pre-UADC 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-05-03

  • This house believes that the AI race does more harm than good

    Infoslide

    Tech giants Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Meta have been racing towards AI development by heavily prioritising it within their companies. Examples of efforts to prioritise it include rebranding, and restructuring departments in order to give more resources to AI development teams.

    De La Salle Pre-UADC 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-05-03

  • This house opposes the rising prevalence of ghost work

    Infoslide

    "Ghost work" is task-based, content-driven work that is funnelled through the internet and is often done anonymously and on a contract basis. This kind of work can include but is not limited to labelling, editing, moderating, and sorting information or content. Increasingly, companies such as Amazon have begun replacing their regular workers with ghost workers.

    De La Salle Pre-UADC 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-05-03