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Zelenskyy accused Russia of violating Trump's energy ceasefire and said Ukraine will respond if Russia does not agree to it, CNBC reported.
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Should Ukraine respond to reported ceasefire violations?
Zelenskyy accused Russia of violating Trump's energy ceasefire and said Ukraine will respond if Russia does not agree to it, CNBC reported.
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Should AI apps record your day in the background?
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Can the NBA thrive after LeBron, Curry and Durant retire?
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Should powerful AI models be open or closed?
Open access offers scrutiny and experimentation; restricted access offers more control over use.
Can Apple compete with AI-first companies?
Is integrating AI into familiar devices a stronger strategy than focusing on standalone AI tools?
Should we be worried about AI consciousness and rights?
AI models can now hold conversations, write poetry, and express preferences. Are we getting closer to artificial consciousness, or is it all just very good pattern matching?
Should college athletes receive salaries?
Should college sports offer employment and salaries, or keep compensation outside an employment model?
Should smartphones be banned in schools?
Several states have banned phones in classrooms. Test scores improved in some districts. But is a ban treating the symptom instead of the cause?
Should AI firms keep renting compute from rivals?
OpenAI and Anthropic rent GPU clusters from Microsoft and Google, which also compete with them.
Should space exploration take priority over Earth?
How should limited public resources be split between space research and urgent needs at home?
Is the US global military presence essential or overreach?
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Is cryptocurrency the future of money or a Ponzi scheme?
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Is democracy still the best system of government?
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Transhumanism as the natural next step of evolution vs. drawing the line at the boundary of the human body.
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Should a future society make work entirely optional?
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Should we abolish prisons?
Restorative justice replacing punitive incarceration vs. the argument that some crimes still require separation from society.
Should we genetically engineer our children to be smarter and healthier?
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Does suffering make you stronger — or just damaged?
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Is the best future one where money disappears entirely?
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Should we live forever if we could?
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Standing by your people no matter what vs. telling the truth even when it costs you everyone you love.
Are men and women fundamentally different — or mostly the same?
How much of what we see between the sexes is biology vs. how much is culture, and what we should build accordingly.
Is encryption that the government can't break a danger or a safeguard?
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