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Gene drive should be a nonprofit technology

Unlike a normal edit, gene drive systems could lastingly alter or suppress local or global populations of a target species.
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Self-driving car dilemmas reveal that moral choices are not universal

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The Robots Are Coming! The Robots Are Coming!

“I’m not worried so much about robots developing their own agenda and taking over the world."
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Do Robots Need a Code of Ethics?

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Moral Machine: Perception of Moral Judgment Made by Machines

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Facial recognition technology is both biased and understudied

Algorithms used by the police are better at identifying some racial groups than others. Why is hardly anyone studying this?
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Deception, Secrets, Children, and Robots: What’s Acceptable?

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Bots as Virtual Confederates: Design and Ethics

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