Lilliputian Computer Ethics

Metaphilosophy 33 (3):366-375 (2002)
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Abstract

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.

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reprint Weckert, John (2002) "Lilliputian computer ethics". In Moor, James, Bynum, Terrell Ward, Cyberphilosophy: the intersection of philosophy and computing, pp. 366-375: Blackwell (2002)

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