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"When new technologies become widespread, they often raise ethical questions. For example:
- Weapons — who should be allowed own them?
- Printing press — what should be allowed to be published?
- Drones — where should they be allowed to go?
The answers to these questions normally come after the technologies have become common enough for issues to actually arise. As our technology becomes more powerful, the potential harms from new technologies will become larger. I believe we must shift from being reactive to being proactivewith respect to new technological dangers.
We need to start identifying the ethical issues and possible repercussions of our technologies before they arrive. Given that technology grows exponentially fast, we will have less and less time to consider the ethical implications."
