It's hard to know what to make of a question like this. How did the respondents understand it, and what did the surveyors mean by it? It seems obvious to me th

It's hard to know what to make of a question like this. How did the respondents understand it, and what did the surveyors mean by it? It seems obvious to me that, if we take the question literally, this will definitely happen. Already has, really. It's a powerful tool. Powerful tools are used to do many things, including harmful things. Good, useful technology like fertilizers and computers have caused major harm to humans, this will be no different. As written, the question does not say anything about the harm outweighing the benefits. But I bet a lot of the people answering the question took that as implied.