Essay Competition
FTL invites submissions to its annual essay competition
This year’s competition will open on 15 October 2024, with submissions due on 1 February 2025. The competition is free to enter, and is open to students in Year 12. Essays should be 1500 words or fewer. The winners will be announced in March 2025. They will receive a scholarship to FTL 2025 and cash prize.
First Prize: £500 scholarship & £100 cash
Second Prize: £250 scholarship & £50 cash
Third Prize: £125 scholarship & £25 cash
Means-tested bursaries may also be available for prizewinners.
Essay questions
Society
1. Whose responsibility is it to ensure that AI systems are free of bias?
2. How should we respond to crimes committed in the metaverse?
Economy
3. How will large language models transform the future of work?
4. How will the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) force us to rethink our concept of ownership?
Humanity
5. Should we use technology to enhance our cognitive abilities?
6. Is the loss of privacy a fair price to pay for the provision of digital services?
Enter now
Essays should be submitted using the online form below. Queries should be sent to info@futurethoughtleaders.co.uk
