topic knowledge
what is one reason to prefer s-risks over x-risks (and vice versa)
s-risks are infinite suffering while x-risks are finite; s-risks are reverserable but x-risks are not
What is metaphysics?
The philosophy concerned with the structure of the world, reality, and existence.
true or false: you can read a perm against a non-topical K aff
False!
true or false: you must read theory uplayers K in the underview of a shell when it is first introduced in a theory v K debate
FALSE
What color dress was Vina wearing yesterday?
Green!
Which company's AI model recently hacked into the Hugging Face platform?
OpenAI
Was Hegel a a materialist or idealist?
Idealist.
Provide 2 standards to framework: plan-focus
Predictability, limits
What is a reason as to why having paywalls creates false positives?
It hurts their ability to clash!
What country is Ryan moving to this summer?
The Netherlands!
Explain 2 links that resolve the Arms Race AFF
Link 2 - China slows down because they're dependent on the US AI industry
What does it mean for a framework to be normatively justified?
It is derived from first principles to determine how things ought to be, rather than using impacts to justify them
What argument do k affs in the direction of the topic (extra-t) need to answer that non-t k affs don't
the disad
DEFENSIVE
how many total different languages can Vina, Ryan, and Oliver speak? What are they?
Four (English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese)
Name 1 country that enacted a moratorium in 2019
Singapore!
Which argument states that we should not be held morally responsible for actions we didn't take?
The act-omission distinction
Who argued that information is dissuasive? What does that mean?
Baudrillard. He argues that oversaturation of information prevents us from taking action because we feel that engaging with media is activism.
What does it mean to win yes RVIs?
You can win the shell with just defense on the shell; an additional offensive counter interpretation is not necessary?
Name the exact title of one book currently stored in Oliver Alferness's backpack.
As I Lay Dying - by William Faulkner
Simulacra & Simulation - by Jean Baudrillard
Discipline & Punish - by Michel Foucault
In Search of Lost Time (Within a Budding Grove) - by Marcel Proust
Name 2 indicators of a bubble in economics
1. low productivity gains (what benefit does AI actually generate?)
2. high investment with low returns (rising number of failed AI start ups)
In Kantian ethics, what's the difference between theoretical and practical reason?
Theoretical reason asks the limits of human reason, and practical reason asks how we should act as reasoners.
In Lacanian psychoanalysis, what is the difference between the big Other and small other?
The big Other is the system of language, culture, law, authority, etc. that we perform toward; the little other is the reflection of our ego.
One reason why in round abuse more important that models?
ballot proximity, internal link to modeling
What was the summer 2024 VBI camp topic? WORD FOR WORD
Resolved: The United Mexican States should substantially increase private sector participation in its energy industry.