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From the article >We need to figure out the ethical implications before they arrive What are some example technologies where we figured out the ethical implica
by aaron-santos 7y ago
From the article >We need to figure out the ethical implications before they arrive
What are some example technologies where we figured out the ethical implications before they arrived? I'm struggling to name even one.
- strbean 7y agoMaybe time travel? We've beat that horse well past death in fiction, and it probably will never arrive.
- vosper 7y agoSince CRISPR-Cas9 was discovered one of the leading figures, Jennifer Doudna, has been active in the discussion of the ethical implications, though we’re yet to see many applications of the technology.
- friendlybus 7y agoRobots? We are constantly bathed in robot killing the world fiction where Isaac Asimov attempted to lay down laws of robotics, the terminator evolved into not killing civilians. The military and industrial sector have been discussing automated equipment for years before it arrived. We have done the same with self driving cars, though it depends on where you draw the line on implemented. A lot of these ethical questions get tied up in institutional processes that are not public.