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| Technology: Technology refers to the application of scientific knowledge, tools, and techniques to create products, systems, and solutions that serve practical purposes in various aspects of human life and society. See also Society, Knowledge, Science, Goals, Progress._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Nick Bostrom on Technology - Dictionary of Arguments
I 281 Technology/superintelligence/Bostrom: Scientists and their public advocates often say that it is futile to try to control the evolution of technology by blocking research. If some technology is feasible (the argument goes) it will be developed regardless of any particular policymaker’s scruples about speculative future risks. BostromVs: Interestingly, this futility objection is almost never raised when a policymaker proposes to increase funding to some area of research, even though the argument would seem to cut both ways. Def Technological completion conjecture/Bostrom: If scientific and technological development efforts do not effectively cease, then all important basic capabilities that could be obtained through some possible technology will be obtained.(1) These reflections suggest a principle that would have us attend to the relative speed with which different technologies are developed(2): Def Principle of differential technological development/Bostrom: Retard the development of dangerous and harmful technologies, especially ones that raise the level of existential risk; and accelerate the development of beneficial technologies, especially those that reduce the existential risks posed by nature or by other technologies. >Risks/superintelligence/Bostrom. 1. Bostrom, Nick and Sandberg, Anders. 2009b. “The Wisdom of Nature: An Evolutionary Heuristic for Human Enhancement.” In Human Enhancement, 1st ed., edited by Julian Savulescu and Nick Bostrom, 375–416. New York: Oxford University Press.. p. 190. 2. Bostrom, Nick. 2002b. “Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards.” Journal of Evolution and Technology 9._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Bostrom I Nick Bostrom Superintelligence. Paths, Dangers, Strategies Oxford: Oxford University Press 2017 |
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