... of speedups and how these affect risk, ethics and governance. Design/methodology/approach A brief review of science and trends followed by an analysis of consequences. Findings Current computation is far from the physical limits in terms of processing speed. Algorithmic improvements may be equally...

...”. Ethics Philosophy Artificial intelligence Intelligence Superintelligence Imagine ordering all animals with regard to intelligence on a line, from less intelligent to intelligent. At the left end, we find frogs and by the right end we find chimps and humans. If we were to zoom in to the human...

... Decision making Ethics Forward planning Information management Politics Looking back on 1984, future historians may note that it was a good year for George Orwell. His dystopian novel, written in 1948, popped up on the best‐seller lists; lectures and colloquia were held to honor his memory...

...Emmanuel Smadja Purpose This paper aims to provide a better understanding of the ethical issues associated with nanoscale science and technology (NST). Design/methodology/approach This paper suggests the use of scenario planning (SP), an approach already widely utilized...

...Jacques Richardson Purpose The paper seeks to explore the relationship between the state and scientists, specifically regarding the ethical and moral issues of research and development of weapons and military technology. Design/methodology/approach Using a methodology...

... Publishing Limited 2005 --> Terrorism Terror International relations Ethics Terrorism, stress these editors and their contributors, cannot be separated from terror. Terror itself is a technique used to contest power, seize power, and then to stay in power. The word “terrorism” was invented...

...Jacques Richardson Pierre   Hassner . La terreur et l'empire (Terror and Empire) . Paris : Les Editions du Seuil 414 pp. (with index)   £21.50 , ISBN: 2 02 054428 8 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Terrorism Terror International relations Ethics...

... and engineering themselves shaped by social structures? This article looks at the need for futurists to consider the ethical dimensions of human genetics and critically reviews the bodies of thought in this area. Genetic engineering Ethics Technology Camford foresight/ vol.02, no.01, feb.00 th e jou rn al...