2022-2023 Policy Debate Novice Case List for Emerging Technologies

The following four topics are the 2022-2023 novice case limitations for Policy Debate. These limitations were voted on in the spring of 2022 by 25 states and 4 national organizations. A breakdown of these cases can be found in the NFHS Policy Debate Quarterly numbers 3 and 4.

Novice Cases:

Artificial Intelligence: Restrict development and/or use of Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWs)

Biotechnology: Ban the use of germline genetic engineering in humans

Biotechnology: Substantially increase funding for vaccine research

Cyber: Ban offensive cyber operations

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