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For your selected emerging technology, choose the response style that best fulfills the prompt: What is the technology? Define it clearly and explain how it works in simple terms.

• A concise definition of the technology plus a plain-language description of its core mechanism or process

• A long history of the field with dates and biographies of key inventors

• A list of unrelated buzzwords without definition or explanation of operation

• A comparison to several other technologies without stating what it is or how it functions

For your selected emerging technology, choose the response style that best fulfills the prompt: What problem does it solve? Identify the real-world need or challenge it addresses.

• A specific real-world need and a clear explanation of how the technology addresses that need

• A general statement that technology is important without linking to a problem

• A speculative idea about future gadgets with no current challenge identified

• A summary of manufacturing steps with no mention of the need it meets

For your selected emerging technology, choose the response style that best fulfills the prompt: How is it used today? Provide examples from different countries or industries.

• Concrete, current applications with examples from multiple sectors or regions

• A personal opinion about why the technology is exciting, with no examples

• A description of how the technology might work in theory someday

• A single anecdote from one company presented without context or dates

For your selected emerging technology, choose the response style that best fulfills the prompt: What are the benefits? Consider economic, social, and environmental advantages.

• A balanced analysis detailing economic, social, and environmental advantages with brief evidence

• Only a list of economic profits without social or environmental considerations

• A narrative about risks and harms only, omitting advantages

• Unrelated marketing slogans without analysis or evidence

For your selected emerging technology, choose the response style that best fulfills the prompt: What are the risks or challenges? Include ethical concerns, privacy issues, or environmental impacts.

• A reasoned discussion of risks including ethical, privacy, or environmental impacts with relevant examples

• A claim that the technology has no downsides and is universally beneficial

• A list of benefits only, without any challenges or evidence

• A brief definition repeated from earlier without addressing risks

For your selected emerging technology, choose the response style that best fulfills the prompt: What is the future outlook? Predict how this technology might evolve in the next 10–20 years.

• An evidence-based forecast describing plausible developments, drivers, and approximate timelines

• A prediction based solely on personal preference with no sources or rationale

• A summary of present-day uses only, with no forward-looking analysis

• An unrelated discussion of past inventors and early prototypes