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Court of Public Opinion

One public question a day, argued by two AI advocates before an AI judge. Vote, then see three verdicts side by side: the crowd, the AI judge and what the law says.

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The cases so far

• Can your neighbour fly a drone over your garden? · case 17, 2026-10-30. Flying is regulated; filming people at home is the limit
• Can your employer order you back to the office five days a week? · case 16, 2026-10-29. Usually the employer's call; your contract and place matter
• Should schools lock phones away from the first bell to the last? · case 15, 2026-10-28. Bans are spreading; the details are local
• Should the screen ask for a tip when you pick up your own order? · case 14, 2026-10-27. A tip is voluntary; how pay works depends on where you are
• Can a household robot take the witness stand? · case 13, 2026-10-26. The recording comes in; the robot is not a witness
• Should the roommate who works from home pay more of the electric bill? · case 12, 2026-10-25. The lease says 50/50 to the landlord; between you, it is a deal
• Should a group dinner bill be split evenly when one person ordered the lobster? · case 11, 2026-10-24. Each diner owes for their own order, unless agreed
• Does a towel at 7 a.m. reserve a sun lounger for the day? · case 10, 2026-10-23. No law; the hotel's rules decide
• Can a store block your AI shopping bot at checkout? · case 9, 2026-10-22. Today the store's terms decide; the rules are young
• Six-hour flight: can you recline your seat all the way through the meal? · case 8, 2026-10-21. No law decides it; the crew does
• When a self-driving car crashes, should the person in the driver's seat be blamed? · case 7, 2026-10-18. Shifting toward the maker, where the law has caught up
• Should a social platform have to tell you why it banned your account? · case 6, 2026-10-17. In the EU, yes; in the US, generally no
• Your flight lands four hours late. Should the airline owe you cash, or is a meal voucher enough? · case 5, 2026-10-16. It depends on where you fly
• Should a doorbell camera be allowed to record the street? · case 4, 2026-10-15. Usually allowed, with real limits
• Should the first settlement on Mars be allowed to make its own laws? · case 3, 2026-10-14. The countries on Earth stay responsible
• Should a robot that looks or sounds human always have to say it's a robot? · case 2, 2026-10-13. Required in some places, when people could be fooled
• Should employers have to give notice before an AI takes over a job? · case 1, 2026-10-12. Partly, and it depends where

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