General Instructions
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General Instructions:
• The topics for the debate can be found below. Assignment of sides will be random.
• Participants will have a duration of 5 minutes to prepare for each round.
• Participants should assemble at the Alan Turing Hall (2nd Floor CS Block) by 9:30 AM.
• Non-CS department students are required to bring an OD form.
Topic Pool for Preliminary Round:
1. Are current regulations equipped to deal with sentient machines?
2. Are video games a viable career alternative?
3. Is Technology Outpacing morality?
4. Does technology isolate us?
5. Robots and automation are slowly taking over people's jobs. Do the perks outbalance the risks?
6. Are current laws on par with technological growth?
7. Does the benefits of VR outweigh the risks?
8. Should countries such as INDIA legalize cryptocurrency-based transactions?
9. Does technology play a vital role in increasing criminal activities or restricting them?
10. Do the mass media and information technology have an influence on the process of globalization?
11. Should Government agencies have access to user’s private data?
12. Should Net Neutrality Be Restored?
13. Should the dark net be regulated like rest of the internet?
14. Should social media posts be regulated?
15. Are the governments (national and international) utilizing the latest technologies well?
16. Should people be allowed to publish contents online anonymously?
17. Should technology fuse with the human body resulting in a mechanized biological hybrid?
18. Does the rise of personal digital assistants such as Google Home and Alexa pose any threats?
19. Are Patents hindering the advancement of technology?
