Global AI Debates

Speeches and essays due on November First! If your students want to participate, and submit a speech (ages 11-18, with three categories, all found at the invitation here: https://lnkd.in/e87HS2ys) Please get in touch! Topics for Speech and Debate Categories: Primary (ages 7 — 10): AI-enabled toys are good for kids (Only speech category: 5 minute speeches) Junior (ages 11 — 13): Governments should deploy AI instructors as a free public educational resource. (1,200 words, or 7 minute speech) Senior  (ages 14 — 18): Human-AI relationships will be a force for good. (2,000 words, or 7 minute speech)

We have made 2 updates to the Global AI debates for fall! 1) the senior topic is now "Human-AI relationships will be a force for good" 2) The submission date has been pushed back for essays, to November 1st! Please find the full invitation at globalAIdebates.org! Or click here: https://lnkd.in/e87HS2ys Stefan Bauschard Zach Bloom Archibald Stapleton

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The fall 2025 round of the Global AI Debates are open for registration! This international speech, essay + debate competition has students deal with the most pressing AI related ethical questions of our time. Topics for Speech and Debate Categories: Primary (ages 7-10): AI-enabled toys are good for kids (Only speech category: 5 minute speeches) Junior (ages 11 — 13): Governments should deploy AI instructors as a free public educational resource. (1,200 words, or 7 minute speech) Senior  (ages 14 — 18): Frontier AI models should be open source. (2,000 words, or 7 minute speech) Can check out the full invitation here: https://lnkd.in/ehCHvPm4 There are 20% discounts for registering during July, and if submitting 10 teams at once, there is a 33% discount per team! Register now at: https://lnkd.in/eU7ETU5Y

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