The Future of Synthetic Biology
Rob Reid and Sam Harris discuss the moral responsibility of those closest to exponential technologies like synthetic biology to anticipate and prevent potential catastrophic consequences. They emphasize the need for private sector leaders to imagine worst-case scenarios, academics to be transparent about risks, and governments to regulate the industry on an international level. With no historical precedent to guide them, they explore the challenges of nurturing and benefiting from exponential technologies while mitigating their cataclysmic downsides.In this clip
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Special Episode: Engineering the Apocalypse by Rob Reid and Sam Harris
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