Debate 5 - Policy
Artificial Intelligence Policy
Resolution
To ameliorate future disruption in the labor market caused by artificial intelligence, the United States should implement a universal basic income.
| Affirm | Negate | Jury |
|---|---|---|
| Team 3 | Team 2 | Team 1 |
Amendments and Adjustments
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- The standard class debate format for this debate has been modified in the following ways:
- Constructive (4 min per team)
- 1 min prep
- Cross-Examination (8 min total, back and forth)
- 2 min prep
- Rebuttal (2.5 min per team)
- 1 min prep
- Final Focus (1 min per team)
- Constructive (4 min per team)
Judge’s Notes
- This debate may require additional external research. Some places to start on UBI (Universal Basic Income):
- “What is Universal Basic Income” Stanford Basic Income Lab.
- Flowers, 2016. “What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money?” FiveThirtyEight.com.
- The version at archive.org renders better now: Archive.org link
- Bidadanure, 2019. “The Political Theory of Universal Basic Income”
- Pettit, 2008. “A Republican Right to Basic Income?”