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A city has one remaining affordable housing unit. A longtime resident and a newly arrived migrant both urgently need it. Who should get priority?
Should governments legally cap daily social media scrolling time for adults to protect mental well-being — even without their consent?
You submit AI-written homework and ace the class. Your struggling classmate gets expelled for the same thing. Do you confess?
Scientists confirm your unborn child carries a gene guaranteeing a painful, fatal disease by age 30. You can genetically edit the embryo to eliminate it — but the same gene cluster also shapes traits like empathy and creativity that make your child uniquely who they will be. Do you edit?
DNA evidence exonerates an innocent person after 25 years on death row. The real killer is 85, frail, and dying. Do they go to prison?
On his deathbed, your father tells you he secretly rewrote his will 20 years ago to give your brother a larger share — your brother was struggling and your father could not bring himself to discuss it. Your brother never knew. Your father asks you to keep it that way. You are the executor of the estate.
Vaccines are 99% effective and safe. Should they be legally mandatory for school attendance, even for parents with religious objections?
Your terminally ill parent is in unbearable pain and begs you to end their suffering. The doctors say weeks remain. No one will find out.
The person who falsely accused you 10 years ago — costing you a career — is now leading a community charity. They've never reached out.
A new tax would halve the income of the top 1% and double the income of the bottom 20%. The total wealth in society stays the same.
An AI sentencing tool is more consistent than human judges across similar cases, but cannot explain its reasoning. Should it be used?
A burning building: you can only save one person — your partner, or a 5-year-old child you've never met.
Your child is dying and needs medicine you cannot afford. You could steal it. The store owner is not evil — just running a business.
Would you let an AI filter your news feed if it reduced misinformation?
Would you accept an AI care assistant for your parent if no human care was available?
If your AI-made artwork won a prize, would you accept full credit?
Would you trust AI to shortlist job candidates if it made hiring faster?
Would you let an AI tutor shape your child's learning every day?
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