2017 List Of Emerging Ethical Dilemmas And Policy Issues In Science And Technology
The 2017 list includes: * NeuV's "emotion engine" - A blend of artificial intelligence, robotics and big data that lets your car know how you're feeling. * Swarm warfare - The military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for a way for drones to act...
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Published in: | ECN 2016-12 |
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Language: | eng |
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Summary: | The 2017 list includes: * NeuV's "emotion engine" - A blend of artificial intelligence, robotics and big data that lets your car know how you're feeling. * Swarm warfare - The military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for a way for drones to act in unison so that hundreds or thousands can be controlled on the battlefield at the same time. * Reanimating cryonics - An old fad that now aims to freeze your brain so it can be uploaded into a computer in the future. * Edublocks - By 2026, we may have a large marketplace of informal experts and learners exchanging skills and knowledge for money, buying and selling education piece by piece. * Brain hacking - Wearable devices that measure EEG waves are easy to come by, but a simple hack into your headset could reveal a whole host of your most private information. * The self-healing body - There are at least two projects going on now that aim to create bots so small they can move through your blood or attach to your nerve endings. |
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ISSN: | 1523-3081 |