Lilliputian Computer Ethics

Metaphilosophy 33 (3):366-375 (2002)
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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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10.1111/1467-9973.00232

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Nanotechnology — a new field of ethical inquiry?Armin Grunwald - 2005 - Science and Engineering Ethics 11 (2):187-201.
Privacy in the shadow of nanotechnology.Chris Toumey - 2007 - NanoEthics 1 (3):211-222.

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