AI is reshaping daily life faster than most students realize, which makes it a rich topic for conversation. These questions range from simple reactions to deeper debates about what AI means for jobs, creativity, and the future.
Questions are organized by level from beginner to advanced. A printable PDF of all the questions is available at the bottom of the page.
Beginner (A1-A2)
- Do you use a voice assistant like Siri or Google Assistant? What do you use it for?
- Have you ever used a translation app to understand something in another language? What did you translate?
- Does your phone or TV recommend shows, music, or videos for you? Do you usually like what it recommends?
- Have you ever talked to a chatbot, for example, on a website or an app? What was it like?
- What are three things a robot could help you with at home?
- Do you use AI to help you study or learn things? How do you use it?
- Have you ever seen a movie or TV show about AI? Tell me about it.
- Have you ever been surprised by how good AI was at something? What happened?
- Do you use any AI photo filters on your phone? Which ones do you like?
- What is a job or task you hope a robot will do for you in the future?
- Have you ever played a video game where the characters are controlled by AI? What was the game?
- Does your email or phone finish your sentences for you? Do you use that feature or ignore it?
Elementary (A2)
- What is the most useful thing a computer or phone does for you every day?
- What kinds of jobs do you think robots do well? What kinds of jobs are they bad at?
- What is the strangest or funniest thing you have seen AI create? What made it so strange?
- Have you ever used an AI tool to help you write something, like an email, a message, or an essay? How did it go?
- In your country, how common is it to see robots or AI used in restaurants, stores, or factories? Give me some examples.
- What is one thing AI does now that would have seemed impossible ten years ago? Why does it surprise you?
- Do you prefer talking to a real person or an AI chatbot when you need help with a problem? Why?
- Have you ever used AI to edit a photo or a video? What did you change?
- What kinds of things do you ask AI to help you with? What kinds of things do you prefer to do yourself?
- Have you ever gotten bad advice or a wrong answer from AI? What happened?
- Do you think robots will be common in homes in the next ten years? Why or why not?
- What app or program that uses AI do you use the most? What makes it so useful?
Intermediate (B1)
- Do you prefer using a map app with AI directions or asking a real person for directions? Why?
- Do you think AI can understand human emotions? Why do you think that?
- What do you think AI is really bad at? What makes it so bad at those things?
- Have you ever noticed that ads you see online seem to know what you have been looking at or shopping for? How does that make you feel?
- Do you trust a doctor’s advice more or less if you find out they also used an AI system to help make the diagnosis? Why?
- What job do you think would be the hardest for AI to do? Why?
- What is something you would never want AI to do for you? Why not?
- Do you think AI assistants like ChatGPT make students better or worse at learning? Why or why not?
- Some people say that if AI can do your job just as well as you, you should find a different job. Do you agree? Why or why not?
- Should companies be allowed to use AI to make hiring decisions, for example, to screen resumes or conduct video interviews? Why or why not?
- How do you feel about the idea of an AI companion, a program that acts like a friend and has conversations with you? Would you use one?
- What do you think makes a good AI assistant? What does a bad one do that makes it so frustrating?
- Do you think AI is making people lazier or more productive? What makes you think so?
- How does AI change the way you find new music, movies, or TV shows? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
- If AI could perfectly copy a famous singer’s voice, should it be allowed to make new songs with that voice? Why or why not?
- If you found out that a piece of music, a painting, or a story was made entirely by AI, how would that change the way you felt about it? Why?
Upper-Intermediate (B2)
- If you could use an AI tool for one task in your life, at work, at home, or in your studies, what would you choose? What are the downsides of relying on it?
- How has AI changed the way people search for information online, and do you think those changes have made people better or worse at thinking critically? Why do you think so?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of using AI in healthcare, for example, for diagnosing diseases or suggesting treatments? Do you think the benefits outweigh the risks?
- How is AI changing the job market differently for different types of workers, for example, for manual workers compared to office workers or creative professionals? What do you think can be done to help the people most affected?
- How do you think facial recognition technology, used by police, airports, or stores, balances public safety against personal privacy? Are there cases where you think it goes too far?
- Social media platforms use AI to decide what content you see. How does this affect what people believe, and what are the good and bad sides of a system like that?
- How has AI changed the way people learn languages, for example, through apps like Duolingo or real-time translation tools? Do you think these tools are making people less motivated to fully learn a new language?
- AI systems are sometimes found to be biased, for example, recognizing some faces better than others or making unfair decisions in hiring. What causes this kind of bias, and how is it different from human bias?
- AI tools can now write code, design websites, and create marketing content. How is this changing what skills are valuable in the workplace?
- Some countries are investing heavily in AI development while others are falling behind. What are the consequences of this gap? How do you see it affecting your own country?
- AI allows companies to personalize everything, from the ads you see to the prices you pay to the news in your feed. Where is the line between helpful personalization and manipulation?
Advanced (C1)
- When AI helps doctors diagnose diseases, lawyers review contracts, or judges assess risk, who is actually responsible if something goes wrong: the person who made the final call, or the company that built the AI? How do you think accountability should work?
- There is an ongoing debate about whether AI will eventually reach AGI (artificial general intelligence), meaning it could think and learn like a human across any domain. Do you think current AI models are on that path, or is something fundamentally different still missing?
- As AI gets better at generating realistic images, audio, and video, how does that change what we trust, and what happens to truth in a world where almost anything can be faked convincingly?
- Many artists, writers, and musicians are upset that AI has been trained on their work without payment or permission. At the same time, all human artists also learn by studying the work of others. Where do you think the line is between influence and theft?
- AI is often described as ‘objective’ or ‘neutral,’ but AI systems reflect the values of the people who build them and the data they are trained on. How does that gap between the image of neutrality and the reality of bias affect how much we trust AI in important decisions?
- When people interact with AI systems that seem empathetic or emotionally aware, like AI therapists or customer service bots that express concern, does simulated empathy have real value, or does it undermine genuine human connection?
- We often talk about AI ‘replacing’ human workers, but many jobs have been transformed by AI rather than eliminated, and some entirely new jobs have appeared because of it. How do you think we should measure whether AI is good or bad for work overall?
- Many people use AI every day without thinking about it, from search engines to social media feeds to navigation apps. When a technology becomes invisible, how does that affect our ability to question it or push back against it?
- AI is already being used to grade student essays, screen job applications, and approve bank loans. When important life decisions are made by algorithms, how does that change the way people see fairness?
- AI can now generate a university-level essay in seconds, translate entire books overnight, and pass professional exams. When effort is no longer required to produce impressive results, how does that change the way we value knowledge and expertise?
- People willingly share personal data with AI apps for convenience – letting them track health, finances, location, and daily habits. Why do people hand over so much personal information to systems they don’t fully understand, and what does that tell us about how we make trade-offs between privacy and convenience?