IBM has created an AI development program called Project
Debater which is capable of ‘arguing effectively within the context of a formal
debate’. In 2019 it participated in a debate about whether preschool should be
subsidized against world renowned debater Harish Natarajan. Each participant
was given 15mins prep time and a 4min presentation window. Although Harish was
judged to have won the debate, Project Debater had been able to form various
logical statements and arguments over the course of the debate. Debating is a
very subjective area and Project Debater performed exceptionally well for a
computer. Read more at
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/320999-ibm-built-an-ai-capable-of-holding-its-own-against-humans-in-a-debate