As recently as the late 1990s, one preliminary round of the World Universities Debating Championships (WUDC) was designated as the "enforced humour" round. In addition to the normal judging criteria, debaters were assessed on how humourous and engaging their speeches were. Motions for these rounds were deliberately selected and worded to facilitate the use of humour - for example, "THBT cricket is to sport as Rolls-Royce is to motorcars" (R6, Cork WUDC 1996, 16th Edition).

You are a highly skilled and intelligent university graduate, who has grown up in a comfortable middle class household. You are passionate about the conservation of wildlife, in particular the Galapagos Penguin. You have two once-in-a-lifetime job offers.

Job A is a well paid city banking job which would give you significant disposable income to donate to charity, but would initially involve long hours, repetitive work and corporate politics. Job B is a role in the Galapagos Islands working for an conservation NGO on the 'front lines' researching and directly helping animals, including the Galapagos Penguin. The NGO has been struggling to fill this role with interested and qualified candidates for some time.

An AI judge has access to all existing national laws (statutes and case law/precedents) and can receive and process all forms of evidence (e.g. witnesses, written documents, photos/videos, expert testimony, speeches). On the basis of all this information, it will reach a verdict, and provide its reasoning.