This is a meeting in our associated 104 Online Debate Club.
Some argue that artificial intelligence is eroding human intelligence and initiative, making us dependent on machines for tasks once requiring skill and thought. From writing to problem-solving, critics claim AI encourages passivity and intellectual laziness. Yet others contend that AI liberates us from drudgery, allowing time for creativity, analysis, and higher-order thinking. Whether it diminishes or enhances human potential depends on how it is used and by whom. This debate raises profound questions about education, autonomy, and the future of work. And what if it makes us lazier; is that such a bad thing?
You can state your opinion during the Floor Contribution part.
Join us for a really intelligent debate on AI is Making Us Lazy and Stupid on Tuesday 7th October 2025 at 6.45pm. BST on Zoom, so you can join wherever you are in the world.
A vote will be taken before and after the debate.
During the first half of the meeting, there will be an improvised mini-debate session, where anyone may get called to defend or oppose a motion in 2 minutes (voluntarily, of course).
During the main debate, 3 debaters will propose the motion, 3 debaters will oppose it, and YOU may give your opinion during Floor Contributions.
Online debate on Zoom in the classic parliamentary format of 104 London Debaters, which goes as follows:
Opening speaker Proposition: 7 minutes
Opening speaker Opposition: 7minutes
Rebuttal speaker Proposition: 7 minutes
Rebuttal speaker Opposition: 7 minutes
Floor Contributions: each speaker gets 2 minutes each to respond to what they've heard and put their own opinion across.
Summary statement Opposition: 3 minutes
Summary statement Proposition: 3 minutes
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