A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you like robots?
2. What is a smart machine?
3. Do you want a robot helper?
4. What is a human body?
5. Do you think robots can feel?
6. What is a difficult job?
7. Do you worry about robots taking jobs?
8. What is a simple command?
9. Do you think robots should look like people?
10. What is a new invention?
11. Do you watch robot movies?
12. What is a future world?
13. Do you like simple machines?
14. What are three things a robot could do for you?
15. Do you think robots will be common soon?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between a humanoid robot and a simple machine?
2. Why are scientists trying to make robots look like humans?
3. What are the good things and bad things about robots in hospitals?
4. How can a person communicate with a robot effectively?
5. Should all robots follow three basic safety laws?
6. Why is it important to define what robots can and cannot do?
7. Do you think a robot can be a real friend?
8. What is the purpose of robots doing dangerous work?
9. How does the look of a robot affect human trust?
10. What is the difference between artificial intelligence and human intelligence?
11. Do you think robots should pay taxes if they take human jobs?
12. What are the problems when robots make mistakes?
13. When is the best time for robots to start helping in schools?
14. What are two things that make a robot seem intelligent?
15. How does the presence of robots change the value of human skills?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the simple ways to politely tell a robot to stop helping you?
2. How does the cost of making robots affect who can use them?
3. Should the government ban robots from taking jobs that require empathy?
4. What is the difference between a robot assistant and a human co-worker?
5. Do you believe that humanoid robots will improve life quality?
6. What are the challenges of programming emotions into a robot?
7. How does focusing on human appearance affect the function of the robot?
8. What is the idea of the “uncanny valley”?
9. Is it fair when a robot can work without breaks and a human cannot?
10. How does a lack of human-like error affect robot learning?
11. What are the basic steps for setting up a robot’s simple tasks?
12. What is the value of having robots do all the boring, repetitive work?
13. Should the news talk more about the safety rules for new robots?
14. What are the simple reasons why some people fear advanced robots?
15. How does the history of science fiction affect current robot expectations?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the simple social problems caused by relying too much on robot help?
2. What are the ethical issues when robots replace low-wage workers?
3. How does constant social media showing of advanced robots affect job security fear?
4. Should robot companies be legally required to provide insurance for accidents?
5. How does the feeling of control affect a person’s trust in robot decisions?
6. Who is responsible for setting the moral code for advanced robots?
7. What is your simple view on the practice of using robots for warfare?
8. What is the role of technology in ensuring robots are constantly updated and safe?
9. How does the problem of data privacy affect personal interaction with robots?
10. What are the clear problems with allowing robots to make major medical decisions?
11. What are the legal differences between harming a robot and harming a person?
12. Do you think the main purpose of humanoid robots is social interaction?
13. What steps can community groups take to teach people about robot safety?
14. How does the lack of clear emotional response affect human-robot interaction?
15. What are the simple psychological effects of a robot that looks exactly like a person?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the most advanced technology is only available to rich countries?
2. What is the moral duty of a society to prepare people for mass job displacement?
3. How do global labor markets affect the speed of robot adoption?
4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on the types of jobs robots can take?
5. What are the simple ethical problems of using robots to care for the elderly?
6. How does focusing on efficiency affect the need for human-to-human care?
7. Discuss the effects of a lack of regulation on the development of powerful AI.
8. How should leaders use tax policy to fund education for human-robot collaboration?
9. What is the idea of “technological unemployment”?
10. What are the long-term social effects when human relationships become automated?
11. What are the clear difficulties when courts try to decide if a robot is legally responsible?
12. How does the desire for comfort affect the need for human control over technology?
13. Do you think the most important thing is the preservation of human value in work?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when dealing with a robot?
15. Should the government set a clear standard for the ethical programming of robots?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the true difference between consciousness and perfect imitation of consciousness?
2. Should we eliminate the system that allows for massive corporate control of robot development?
3. How does the idea of being human change when robots look and act like us?
4. What laws are needed to prevent major corporate use of robot surveillance data?
5. How do historical views of automatons and Golems affect modern robot fear?
6. How can a society ensure that empathy is shown to people replaced by robots?
7. Do you think total transparency in AI code would fix all problems?
8. What simple rules should guide people when they are emotionally attached to a robot?
9. How can we stop people from using personal choice as an excuse for harmful robot use?
10. What did old thinkers say about mind, body, and the creation of artificial life?
11. What will happen to the need for human workers if robots do all physical tasks?
12. How do people use the idea of “progress” to avoid discussing social problems?
13. How does the experience of a major robot failure change a person’s trust?
14. What is the power of a group to demand ethical and safe robot development?
15. If scientists could create a perfect, safe, emotional robot, what would happen?
