A dangerous master : how to keep technology from slipping beyond our control /

We live in an age of awesome technological potential. From nanotechnology to synthetic organisms, new technologies stand to revolutionize whole domains of human experience. But with awesome potential comes awesome risk: drones can deliver a bomb as readily as they can a new smartphone; makers and ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wallach, Wendell, 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2015.
Subjects:
Technological innovations > Effect of technological innovations on.
Technological innovations > Moral and ethical aspects.
Inventions > Social aspects.
Technology > Social aspects.
Social groups.
Progress > Social aspects.
Technological innovations > Social aspects.
Innovations > Effets des innovations sur.
Innovations > Aspect moral.
Inventions > Aspect social.
Progrès > Aspect social.
Innovations > Aspect social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Inventions > Social aspects
Progress > Social aspects
Social groups
Technological innovations > Moral and ethical aspects
Technological innovations > Social aspects
Technology > Social aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:We live in an age of awesome technological potential. From nanotechnology to synthetic organisms, new technologies stand to revolutionize whole domains of human experience. But with awesome potential comes awesome risk: drones can deliver a bomb as readily as they can a new smartphone; makers and hackers can 3D-print guns as well as tools; and supercomputers can short-circuit Wall Street just as easily as they can manage your portfolio. One thing these technologies can't do is answer the profound moral issues they raise. Who should be held accountable when they go wrong? What responsibility do.
Physical Description:1 online resource (622 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780465040537
0465040535

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