Questions About Controversy

Write 5 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about about WHO is involved in the controversy.

1. Who created the first free thinking robot?
2. Who are the leaders in the creation of robots?
3. Who the most prominent people involved in furthering the development of robots? 
4. Who are the biggest advocates for limiting robot improvements?
5. Who can afford free thinking robots?

Write 5 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about about WHAT is up for debate in this controversy.

1. What is the primary debate involved with this controversy?
2. In regards to robots in personal life: Are people considering age to be a factor in their appeals?
3. In regards to robots in personal life: Are people considering gender to be a factory in their emotions?
4. What will the focus of this controversy be in the near future?
5. What is being done right now to limit production of robotics, if anything?

Write 5 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about WHEN this controversy has unfolded (and the larger contextual details of that time period that may be relevant).

1. When was the first free-thinking robot created?
2. When was the first free-thinking robot being thought of?
3. When did robots become an issue/scare in the work world?
4. When will robots begin to be actually used in human personal life?
5. When will safety regulations begin to be implemented?

Write 5 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about WHERE this controversy has unfolded - and I mean both physical spaces and cultural spaces.

1. Where were the first robots created?
2. Where was the first free-thinking robot created?
3. Where is there enough money to continue research and experimentation on robots?
4. Where are robots being created today?
5. Where will robots be most prominent in the country?

Write 5 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about HOW this controversy has unfolded in the media (including general popular media, scholarly media and social media).

1. How did information about free-thinking robots first get introduced?
2. How do most people discuss this controversy. 
3. How are people trying to make change, for more or less robots? 
4. How are newly informed people gaining knowledge in the robotics world?
5. How do people generally discuss this issue? (Who is leading the battle right now? For or against robots in the future?)