Scientific Essay
Preparing Your Entry
- Write an essay that discusses the 2025 topic: Is AI useful or detrimental to humans?
- The entrant’s essay might explain what AI is, how it currently is being used, and/or developed, the ethical issues surrounding use of AI, possible positive impacts or negative impacts on humans. Offer your conclusion(s): Do you agree? Disagree?
- The essay MUST be evidence-based
- Your name, year, level and school must be written on the top of the first page of work (please number all pages)
Submitting Your Entry by June 27th (Digital Entry)
- Only one entry per person
- Entries must be submitted in .pdf format
- The filename must be in the following format: section code – school year – xxxx . For example, if you are in year 10, and you enter the scientific journalism, your filename would be: SJ-10-xxx. Your school and name will be added automatically to the name of the file.
If you would like your entry displayed at the fair, please drop your entries to Elemental Group Taranaki Science and Technology Fair, 2nd Floor, 5 Young Street, New Plymouth, 4310. Please ensure your entry is correctly labelled using the filename you used when you submitted your digital entry. Please ensure your entry is correctly labelled using the filename you used when you submitted your digital entry.
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