Disruptive Technologies and Open Science: How Open Should Open Science Be? A ‘Third Bioethics’ Ethical Framework.

This paper investigates the ethical implications of applying open science (OS) practices on disruptive technologies, such as generative AIs. Disruptive technologies, characterized by their scalability and paradigm-shifting nature, have the potential to generate significant global impact, and carry a...

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Publicado en:Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 1 - 19
Autores principales: Spitale, Giovanni, Germani, Federico, Biller-Andorno, Nikola
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2024
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        Democratic governance of innovation
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