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- Is artificial intelligence good for society? Explain your answer(s).
- What applications would you like to see AI take over? What applications (such as handling our laundry, harvesting fruit, and fulfilling food orders) would you like AI to stay away from? Explain your answer(s).
- Think about how AI impacts your daily life. Do you use facial recognition to unlock your phone or a digital assistant to get the weather, for example? Do these applications make your life easier or could you live without them? Explain your answers.
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