The Risk of Ethicalisation in Ethical Engagement with Quantum Technologies: Some Brief Considerations.
'Quantum for good' is slowly beginning to emerge as an ambition for quantum technology development. As the ambition begins to percolate down through policy and scientific communities, questions as to what 'quantum for good' means and how it might be operationalised will arise. Fora for discussion wi...
| Publicado en: | NanoEthics Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 1 - 8 |
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