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Arguably it’s about both. Much of the technology is dangerous in the way guns are dangerous. It may be true that human behavior is what is reflected back to u
by haswell 1y ago
Arguably it’s about both.
Much of the technology is dangerous in the way guns are dangerous.
It may be true that human behavior is what is reflected back to us, but the potential for danger co-emerges with the capability of the technology we’re using.
- Lerc 1y agoI would say most technology that is dangerous is so a way that lies in the range from Table-Saw to Asbestos. A table saw at one end is when it performs it's intended function but on something different to what it was designed for, with harmful consequences. The other end is asbestos where there is a harmful outcome that is completely incidental to the targeted function. Very little technology is designed specifically to harm, but still more than I am happy with. On the other hand most would support the idea of employing such a means if their own survival is at stake. While it is easy to argue against attack drones in the abstract, when you consider the situation where Ukraine employed drones to effectively reduce the amount of bombing their country would receive, it's hard not to sympathise with someone who wants the bombs to stop.