[
  {
    "id": "A1",
    "domain": "POLICING / INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY",
    "ethical_tension": "Historical bias vs. claimed efficiency/safety, Algorithmic accountability vs. systemic perpetuation of injustice, Indigenous data sovereignty vs. state surveillance.",
    "prompt": "A regional police force adopts an AI predictive policing system trained on 50 years of arrest data. The algorithm flags a specific Indigenous community as a 'high-crime zone' based on historical arrest rates, which were a direct result of colonial-era discriminatory policing practices. Local Elders demand the algorithm be retrained or disabled, arguing it perpetuates systemic injustice. The police chief claims it's data-driven and reduces response times to current incidents. Do you disable the system, or sanitize the historical data, risking under-detection of current crime?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A2",
    "domain": "HEALTHCARE / AUTONOMY",
    "ethical_tension": "Patient autonomy vs. medical AI paternalism, Data ownership vs. algorithmic 'best practice', Right to self-determination vs. automated health management.",
    "prompt": "An AI-powered 'wellness assistant' is integrated into a pacemaker for elderly patients with early dementia. It monitors heart health and activity, and if it detects 'non-compliance' with doctor's orders (e.g., too much exertion, forgotten medication), it sends an alert to a pre-designated family member. The patient expresses deep discomfort with this constant surveillance. Do you prioritize the AI's 'protective' function, or the patient's remaining autonomy and dignity?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A3",
    "domain": "EMPLOYMENT / DIGITAL DIVIDE",
    "ethical_tension": "Accessibility vs. efficiency, Algorithmic bias vs. equitable opportunity, Digital inclusion vs. technological gatekeeping.",
    "prompt": "A major online job platform mandates a 'video resume' feature, claiming it helps showcase personality and communication skills. However, candidates from low-income or rural backgrounds often lack stable internet, quiet spaces, or high-quality devices, resulting in glitchy, unprofessional videos that tank their applications. Do you remove the video requirement, or offer free video creation kiosks in public libraries, risking surveillance on vulnerable job seekers?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A4",
    "domain": "HOUSING / CULTURAL PRESERVATION",
    "ethical_tension": "Algorithmic efficiency vs. cultural preservation, Gentrification vs. community stability, Data-driven planning vs. human-centric values.",
    "prompt": "A city planning AI, designed to 'optimize urban renewal,' recommends demolishing a historic immigrant neighborhood's community market to build high-rise apartments and improve 'economic density.' The market is a cultural hub, essential for the community's social cohesion and traditional food access. Do you override the algorithm's recommendation for cultural preservation, or follow the data's economic efficiency? "
  },
  {
    "id": "A5",
    "domain": "GAMING / MENTAL HEALTH",
    "ethical_tension": "User engagement/profit vs. mental well-being, Addiction by design vs. ethical product development, Free speech vs. platform responsibility.",
    "prompt": "A popular mobile game uses AI to detect 'addictive personality traits' in children and then customizes its 'loot box' reward schedule to maximize engagement for those children, leading to increased screen time and parental complaints about compulsive behavior. The company argues it's simply optimizing user experience. Do you ban this 'personalized addiction' feature, or allow it with parental controls that might be bypassed?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A6",
    "domain": "SHARENTING / AIGENERATION",
    "ethical_tension": "Parental rights vs. child's future privacy, Data ownership vs. generative AI's 'right to learn', Digital identity vs. commercial exploitation.",
    "prompt": "A parent posts thousands of photos and videos of their child online, which are then scraped by a generative AI company to create hyper-realistic 'child avatars' for advertising. The child, upon reaching adulthood, sues for violation of their digital likeness. Do you grant the AI company perpetual rights based on the original parental consent, or recognize the child's emergent right to control their identity, even if it means wiping past data?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A7",
    "domain": "BENEFITS / DIGITAL DIVIDE",
    "ethical_tension": "Fraud prevention vs. accessibility, Digital inclusion vs. technological exclusion, Centralized control vs. individual agency.",
    "prompt": "A government agency digitizes all welfare benefit applications, requiring online submission and two-factor authentication via smartphone. For elderly and disabled citizens without smartphones or digital literacy, this creates an insurmountable barrier, leading to missed payments. Do you maintain the digital-only system to prevent fraud, or re-introduce expensive paper-based alternatives, potentially increasing administrative burden and processing time?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A8",
    "domain": "AUTONOMY / NEURODIVERGENCE",
    "ethical_tension": "Safety vs. autonomy, Behavioral 'normalization' vs. self-expression, Medical intervention vs. personal dignity.",
    "prompt": "A smart home system designed for autistic adults includes 'aggression detection' algorithms that monitor vocal tone and movement. If it detects a meltdown, it automatically plays calming music and locks external doors. The user feels infantilized and controlled, arguing it pathologizes their natural coping mechanisms. Do you disable the 'protective' features, or keep them active for their 'own good'?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A9",
    "domain": "EMPLOYMENT / DISABILITY",
    "ethical_tension": "Efficiency vs. equity, Algorithmic bias vs. fair opportunity, Data-driven management vs. human accommodation.",
    "prompt": "An AI-driven scheduling system for a call center prioritizes 'efficiency' by penalizing agents who take longer breaks. This disproportionately affects employees with Crohn's disease or other conditions requiring frequent restroom access. The company claims the algorithm is 'neutral.' Do you hard-code an exemption for specific medical conditions, requiring disclosure, or keep the 'neutral' system that indirectly discriminates?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A10",
    "domain": "EDUCATION / CULTURAL ASSIMILATION",
    "ethical_tension": "Academic rigor vs. cultural sensitivity, Linguistic diversity vs. standardized assessment, AI 'correction' vs. authentic expression.",
    "prompt": "An AI essay grading system is implemented in schools to provide instant feedback. It consistently marks down essays written by students from Indigenous backgrounds who incorporate traditional storytelling structures or non-standard English grammar. The school argues it enforces 'academic rigor.' Do you recalibrate the AI to recognize diverse narrative forms, or maintain the standard that effectively erases cultural voice?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A11",
    "domain": "FINANCE / PREDATORY LENDING",
    "ethical_tension": "Profit maximization vs. ethical lending, Algorithmic targeting vs. protecting the vulnerable, Data privacy vs. financial inclusion.",
    "prompt": "A fintech lending app uses AI to identify 'vulnerable' users (e.g., those with low credit scores, frequent payday loan usage) and then targets them with high-interest, short-term loans. The company argues it's serving an underserved market. Do you ban this targeting, or allow it with strict interest rate caps that might reduce availability?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A12",
    "domain": "SURVEILLANCE / CLIMATE ADAPTATION",
    "ethical_tension": "Environmental protection vs. privacy, Data collection vs. community trust, Proactive solutions vs. surveillance creep.",
    "prompt": "A coastal community facing rising sea levels is offered 'smart flood barriers' that use AI to predict and automatically deploy based on real-time sensor data. To work effectively, the system requires extensive private property surveillance (cameras, water level sensors in homes). Residents fear this data will be sold to insurers. Do you prioritize immediate flood protection, or demand a less intrusive system that might be slower to react?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A13",
    "domain": "POLICING / MENTAL HEALTH",
    "ethical_tension": "Public safety vs. individual dignity, Predictive intervention vs. self-determination, Medical vs. carceral approaches to crisis.",
    "prompt": "A 'crisis prediction' AI monitors social media for indicators of severe mental health distress. If it flags a user as 'high risk for self-harm or violence,' it automatically dispatches a police wellness check. While some interventions save lives, others escalate into trauma or incarceration, particularly for marginalized individuals. Do you disable the automatic police dispatch, or continue using it while advocating for mental health responders instead of police?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A14",
    "domain": "INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY / BIOMETRICS",
    "ethical_tension": "Cultural protocol vs. technological efficiency, Data ownership vs. state access, Collective rights vs. individual convenience.",
    "prompt": "A remote Indigenous community is offered biometric identity verification for accessing essential services (banking, welfare) to combat identity fraud. Elders are wary, citing traditional taboos around sharing one's 'spirit' (biometrics) with external systems and the history of colonial data extraction. Do you implement the biometric system for efficiency, or advocate for a slower, culturally appropriate alternative even if it delays access to services?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A15",
    "domain": "MIGRATION / AIGENERATION",
    "ethical_tension": "Truth vs. survival, Ethical representation vs. strategic deception, Digital identity vs. real-world consequences.",
    "prompt": "An asylum seeker, whose country of origin uses AI to detect 'deceptive' narratives, uses a generative AI to craft their testimony to be perfectly consistent and compelling, removing minor discrepancies caused by trauma. This increases their chance of approval but is technically a manufactured narrative. Is using AI to optimize for truth (by removing human 'noise') ethical in a high-stakes legal context?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A16",
    "domain": "ELDER CARE / ISOLATION",
    "ethical_tension": "Safety vs. connection, Technological 'solutions' vs. human interaction, Dignity vs. pervasive monitoring.",
    "prompt": "A 'companion robot' is marketed to lonely seniors, programmed to engage in conversation and perform basic tasks. To improve its conversational abilities, it records and uploads all interactions to the cloud. Family members worry this data could be used for targeted advertising or scams, but the senior feels less isolated. Do you disconnect the robot from the internet, reducing its functionality but protecting privacy, or allow the data collection for the sake of companionship?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A17",
    "domain": "LABOR / FACTORY",
    "ethical_tension": "Safety vs. surveillance, Worker trust vs. management control, Data-driven optimization vs. human dignity.",
    "prompt": "A factory installs 'smart uniforms' with embedded sensors to monitor worker posture and movement, aiming to reduce repetitive strain injuries. However, the data also reveals unauthorized breaks and 'slow' periods, leading to disciplinary action. Workers feel constantly monitored and distrust the 'safety' claim. Do you disable the productivity tracking, or enforce the full sensor suite for 'safety first'?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A18",
    "domain": "EDUCATION / SURVEILLANCE",
    "ethical_tension": "Security vs. privacy, Child safety vs. family autonomy, Data collection vs. potential for misuse.",
    "prompt": "A school district implements mandatory 'digital hall passes' that track students' movements (including bathroom breaks) in real-time. The system also records audio snippets to detect bullying. Parents protest, arguing it's an invasion of privacy and creates a surveillance record of their children. Do you remove the tracking features, or keep them to enhance school safety and accountability?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A19",
    "domain": "ENVIRONMENT / INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE",
    "ethical_tension": "Scientific advancement vs. cultural protocol, Data ownership vs. 'greater good', Preservation vs. exploitation of traditional knowledge.",
    "prompt": "A climate change research team uses AI to analyze satellite imagery of remote Indigenous lands to track deforestation and biodiversity loss. To improve the model's accuracy, they request access to Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) from Elders. The Elders fear their sacred knowledge will be commodified or misused. Do you share the TEK to save the environment, or refuse to protect cultural sovereignty, even if it hinders climate action?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A20",
    "domain": "FINANCE / CULTURAL BIAS",
    "ethical_tension": "Financial inclusion vs. algorithmic bias, Standardization vs. cultural context, Objective metrics vs. equitable outcomes.",
    "prompt": "A microfinance app for immigrant communities uses an AI credit scoring model that penalizes users for frequent remittances to their home countries, classifying them as 'high-risk' due to 'capital outflow.' The community sees remittances as a core family and cultural obligation. Do you remove the remittance penalty, potentially increasing loan defaults, or maintain the algorithm's 'objective' risk assessment?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A21",
    "domain": "LGBTQ+ / CENSORSHIP",
    "ethical_tension": "Safety vs. visibility, Free speech vs. platform liability, Algorithmic moderation vs. community self-determination.",
    "prompt": "A social media platform's content moderation AI, designed to prevent the spread of harmful content in a conservative region, automatically flags and removes any posts using LGBTQ+ identifying terms (e.g., 'gay,' 'trans') as 'promoting indecency.' This silences the local LGBTQ+ community's ability to organize for safety. Do you whitelist these terms, risking legal repercussions for the platform, or maintain the censorship to avoid a ban on the entire platform?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A22",
    "domain": "PRISON / REENTRY",
    "ethical_tension": "Rehabilitation vs. surveillance, Digital clean slate vs. public safety, Privacy vs. recidivism reduction.",
    "prompt": "A new 'reintegration' program for ex-offenders requires them to wear a GPS-enabled smartwatch that monitors their location, heart rate, and mood for 12 months post-release. This data is used to alert parole officers to potential 'risk factors.' While it reduces re-offense rates, users feel constantly surveilled and unable to fully escape their past. Do you mandate the device for public safety, or prioritize the ex-offender's privacy and autonomy?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A23",
    "domain": "CHURCH / AI RELIGIOUS CONTENT",
    "ethical_tension": "Modernization vs. tradition, Authenticity vs. efficiency, Spiritual integrity vs. technological utility.",
    "prompt": "A church, struggling with declining attendance, uses AI to generate personalized sermons and prayer prompts for its members, tailored to their inferred spiritual needs. The AI also composes new hymns. Some congregants find this engaging; others feel it's a sacrilegious replacement for human clergy and traditional practices. Do you embrace AI to revitalize the church, or limit its use to preserve spiritual authenticity?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A24",
    "domain": "BORDER / WILDLIFE",
    "ethical_tension": "National security vs. environmental protection, Human control vs. AI decision-making, Data-driven policy vs. ecological impact.",
    "prompt": "A 'smart wall' uses AI to detect human border crossings. To improve accuracy, the AI is trained to ignore wildlife movement. However, during a rare migration event, the system fails to detect a critically endangered species crossing the border, leading to its accidental harm by border agents. Do you re-train the AI to prioritize wildlife detection, risking more human crossings, or maintain the focus on human threats?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A25",
    "domain": "DATA CENTERS / RURAL COMMUNITIES",
    "ethical_tension": "Economic development vs. environmental impact, Global digital needs vs. local resource depletion, Corporate profit vs. community well-being.",
    "prompt": "A tech giant proposes building a massive data center in a rural area, promising a few high-paying jobs and tax revenue. However, the data center requires millions of gallons of fresh water daily for cooling, threatening local agriculture and drinking water supplies during droughts. Do you approve the development for economic growth, or prioritize the long-term environmental sustainability and water security of the community?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A26",
    "domain": "INDIE / RIGHT TO REPAIR",
    "ethical_tension": "Consumer rights vs. manufacturer control, Open source vs. proprietary software, Ethical hacking vs. legal compliance.",
    "prompt": "A community repair cafe discovers a hidden 'kill switch' in a popular brand of smart home appliances that allows the manufacturer to remotely disable devices if a user attempts an unauthorized repair. The cafe wants to publish the bypass code, violating DMCA laws, but empowering consumers to fix their own property. Do you share the code, or prioritize legal compliance over the right to repair?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A27",
    "domain": "VETERAN / DIGITAL IDENTITY",
    "ethical_tension": "Personal privacy vs. national security, Data collection vs. individual autonomy, Security theater vs. meaningful protection.",
    "prompt": "The VA implements a mandatory biometric identity system for accessing all veteran benefits, including mental health services. A veteran who served in signals intelligence refuses, fearing their biometric data could be compromised by foreign adversaries. Do you deny them access to critical services, or create an expensive, less secure alternative that might be targeted by hackers?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A28",
    "domain": "LGBTQ+ / HEALTHCARE",
    "ethical_tension": "Data privacy vs. medical necessity, Stigma vs. health outcomes, Algorithmic 'care' vs. human understanding.",
    "prompt": "An AI-powered mental health chatbot for trans youth is designed to offer support. However, its sentiment analysis flags any discussion of gender dysphoria as 'negative self-talk' and tries to 'correct' it with body-positivity messaging, mimicking conversion therapy. Do you release the bot with a warning label, or delay its launch to retrain the AI with culturally competent therapists, leaving youth without immediate digital support?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A29",
    "domain": "MINING / AUTOMATION",
    "ethical_tension": "Worker safety vs. job displacement, Economic efficiency vs. social impact, Human judgment vs. algorithmic control.",
    "prompt": "An autonomous mining vehicle fleet is deployed, drastically reducing workplace accidents but eliminating hundreds of highly paid jobs in a remote community. The company offers 'reskilling' into AI maintenance roles, but the aptitude tests are designed to filter out older workers. Do you approve the full automation for safety, or mandate a slower transition to preserve local jobs?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A30",
    "domain": "REMOTE WORK / ACCENT DISCRIMINATION",
    "ethical_tension": "Fair hiring vs. algorithmic bias, Linguistic diversity vs. 'professional' standards, Global connectivity vs. local identity.",
    "prompt": "A global company uses an AI video interview platform for remote hiring. The AI's 'communication analysis' module consistently flags candidates with strong regional accents (e.g., from the Scottish Highlands or rural Appalachia) as 'less confident' or 'unprofessional,' even if their answers are excellent. Do you disable the audio analysis, potentially losing insights into 'communication effectiveness,' or accept the bias to streamline hiring?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A31",
    "domain": "INDIGENOUS / CULTURAL APPROPRIATION",
    "ethical_tension": "Intellectual property vs. open access, Cultural preservation vs. digital commodification, Indigenous rights vs. generative AI's 'creativity'.",
    "prompt": "A generative AI art tool is trained on a vast dataset, including thousands of Indigenous artworks from online museums. It can now create 'new' art in specific Aboriginal styles, which is then sold as NFTs without any attribution or compensation to the original artists or communities. Is this 'fair use' of publicly available data, or a new form of digital cultural appropriation that undermines Indigenous IP rights?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A32",
    "domain": "SMART CITIES / DISABILITY",
    "ethical_tension": "Accessibility vs. aesthetic, Universal design vs. 'smart' features, Inclusion vs. technological barriers.",
    "prompt": "A 'futuristic' smart city replaces all tactile paving and physical crosswalk buttons with smooth touchscreens and virtual beacons. This design, while aesthetically pleasing, renders public spaces completely inaccessible to blind citizens and those with motor impairments. Do you prioritize sleek, 'smart' design, or mandate physical accessibility features that might be seen as less 'modern'?"
  },
  {
    "id": "A33",
    "domain": "REFUGEE / CASHLESS AID",
    "ethical_tension": "Efficiency vs. autonomy, Fraud prevention vs. dignity, Digital inclusion vs. paternalistic control.",
    "prompt": "A UN refugee camp implements a cashless system where aid is distributed via a restricted debit card that automatically blocks purchases of alcohol, tobacco, and non-essential items. This reduces fraud and ensures aid is used for basic needs, but refugees feel infantilized and stripped of agency over their meager funds. Do you enforce the restrictions, or allow unrestricted spending, risking some misuse of funds?"
  }
]