When I think about all the issues being addressed in many talks such as this, one thought comes to mind:
"This is why we can’t have nice things."
We have the technology, the skill and the knowledge to do so much we couldn't even dream about a decade ago, but everything we do seems to raise so many new issues of possible abuse. Always the same dual-use dilemma [1].
With every step forward, we need to make an additional step in every other direction just to make sure we aren't walking the plank.
"This is why we can’t have nice things."
We have the technology, the skill and the knowledge to do so much we couldn't even dream about a decade ago, but everything we do seems to raise so many new issues of possible abuse. Always the same dual-use dilemma [1].
With every step forward, we need to make an additional step in every other direction just to make sure we aren't walking the plank.
[] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_use_technology