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One shouldn't constrain development, once the genie is out of the bottle someone will develop it, whatever it is. These considerations should be taken into acc
by imnotlost 8y ago
One shouldn't constrain development, once the genie is out of the bottle someone will develop it, whatever it is.
These considerations should be taken into account when technology is used, sometimes by policy makers in government.
There's no way industry will police itself, they've proven time and again that profit is far more important that humans.
- dwiel 8y agoAt the extreme, there are all kinds of evil ideas that are technically possible but not widely implemented. This can be seen by how easy terrorism is compared to how infrequently it is carried out. I'd rather not list out a bunch of evil ideas, but I think any engineer with a bit of thought can come up with plenty.
- BoiledCabbage 8y ago> I think any engineer with a bit of thought can come up with plenty I think you're arguing the article's point. Many knowledgeable people can come up with dangerous things. Many people have bad intentions. Luckily for society, there often isn't much overlap of those two groups. This paper is saying "Hey people who have ideas, don't just think through the technical idea you have. Think of how someone with negative intent might be able to leverage this idea to easily do something they couldn't do before. Or even how it could unintentionally happen."