From speculation to reality

Enhancing anticipatory ethics for emerging technologies (ATE) in practice

Journal article (2023)

Authors

S. Umbrello Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Ethics & Philosophy of Technology - TPM
Michael J. Bernstein AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
P.E. Vermaas Ethics & Philosophy of Technology - TPM
Anaïs Resseguier Trilateral Research
Gustavo Gonzalez Italian Association for Industrial Research (Airi)
Andrea Porcari Italian Association for Industrial Research (Airi)
Alexei Grinbaum CEA-Saclay/IRFU/Larsim, Saclay
Laurynas Adomaitis CEA-Saclay/IRFU/Larsim, Saclay
Research Group
Ethics & Philosophy of Technology (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 S. Umbrello, Michael J. Bernstein, P.E. Vermaas, Anaïs Resseguier, Gustavo Gonzalez, Andrea Porcari, Alexei Grinbaum, Laurynas Adomaitis
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2023.102325
Forecasting Uncertainty Futures studies Emerging technologies Technology assessment Anticipatory technology ethics
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Values Technology and Innovation

Research Group

Ethics & Philosophy of Technology

Abstract

Various approaches have emerged over the last several decades to meet the challenges and complexities of anticipating and responding to the potential impacts of emerging technologies. Although many of the existing approaches share similarities, they each have shortfalls. This paper takes as the object of its study Anticipatory Ethics for Emerging Technologies (ATE) to technology assessment, given that it was formatted to address many of the privations characterising parallel approaches. The ATE approach, also in practice, presents certain areas for retooling, such as how it characterises levels and objects of analysis. This paper results from the work done with the TechEthos Horizon 2020 project in evaluating the ethical, legal, and social impacts of climate engineering, digital extended reality, and neurotechnologies. To meet the challenges these technology families present, this paper aims to enhance the ATE framework to encompass the variety of human processes and material forms, functions, and applications that comprise the socio-technical systems in which these technologies are embedded.