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This is one of several areas where scruples would put the West at a significant competitive disadvantage in the years to come. I'm not sure whether there's any
by rtl49 11y ago
This is one of several areas where scruples would put the West at a significant competitive disadvantage in the years to come. I'm not sure whether there's any palatable solution. Can we see to it that we do not become monsters in the process of fighting them? I have doubts.
I think concern for ethics in scientific research will fall by the wayside in the face of a serious challenge to the current distribution of global power. If the Chinese begin engineering genetically superior soldiers (assuming such a thing remains sensible in an era of drones and robotic ground forces), the West will do the same. What an unfortunate vision of the future.
- x5n1 11y agoI am sure China is already doing it... and the West is not that far behind. They will more likely than not justify it by creating a hybrid animal that won't quite be a human and therefore deal with the concerns that way. They'll call them Gorilla Guerrillas or 大猩猩游击队
- transfire 11y agoUnfortunately, as the article states, China has these ethical issues too. When I hear all the fear mongering around these new technologies it just reminds me of puritans and witch burnings. There is so much potential here to make the world a better place, and we still let "fear of god" hold us back.