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Knowledge and technology in the future will hold out almost limitless possibilities, but will also bring challenges and responsibilities relating to how they are used. This paper uses a story about space exploration in the future where Holodecks, advanced brain–computer and brain–brain interfaces, and other technologies, will enable exciting possibilities, but also create deep ethical dilemmas which have to be dealt with.
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Hensman, J. (2019). The Responsibilities of Knowledge. In: Reyes-Munoz, A., Zheng, P., Crawford, D., Callaghan, V. (eds) EAI International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education. TIE 2017. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 532. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02242-6_23
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