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The Motion: "This House Believes the Rapid Development of Artificial Intelligence Poses a Greater Threat Than Promise."

Are we building a utopia or authoring our own obsolescence? In this episode, we dive deep into a formal British Parliamentary debate on the most transformative technology of our century: Artificial Intelligence.

Listen as our Proposer (Speaker 1, a woman) lays out the sober and urgent case against AI, focusing on the risks of mass job displacement and the existential threat of an uncontrollable superintelligence. She is countered by our Opposer (Speaker 2, a man), who presents a confident and visionary case for AI as our greatest tool for solving humanity's most intractable problems, from curing diseases to combating climate change.

This debate is designed for advanced English learners to master the formal language, structure, and persuasive techniques of competitive debate.

👇 Where do you stand on the rise of AI? Is it humanity's greatest achievement or our final invention? Cast your vote on the motion in the comments below!

In This Debate You'll Learn:
This episode is packed with useful vocabulary and debating phrases to elevate your English.

Key Vocabulary & Concepts:

Existential Threat: A risk that threatens the very existence of humanity.

Job Displacement: The loss of jobs caused by technological change.

Augmentation: The idea that technology will enhance human capabilities rather than replace them.

Superintelligence: A hypothetical AI with intelligence far surpassing the brightest human minds.

Alignment Research: The study of how to ensure AI systems act in ways that are aligned with human values.

Intractable Problems: Problems that are extremely difficult or impossible to solve.

Formal Debating Phrases:

"We stand at a precipice..."

"My honourable friend in the Opposition..."

"The Proposer's case rests on a failure of imagination."

"This is not science fiction, Madam Speaker."

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