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Lilliputian Computer Ethics.

This essay considers some ethical issues of nanotechnology and quantum computing, particularly the issue of privacy, and questions related to artificial intelligence, implants, and virtual reality. It then examines the claim that research in this field should be halted.

Published in:Metaphilosophy Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 366 - 376
Main Author: Weckert, John
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr2002
Subjects:
Applied ethics
Nanotechnology
Quantum computers
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