The convergence of AI and biotechnology blurs boundaries and challenges existing regulations designed to consider technologies separately.
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Four months ago a researcher claimed he had used the tool CRISPR to edit the genomes of twin girls. Now prominent researchers and ethicists are calling for a temporary halt to this sort of work.
Yes emerging technologies can pose risks - but regulation must focus on outcomes of the technology, not the technology itself.
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Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
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Head of School (Computer Science) and Co-Director (Centre for Data Science), Queensland University of Technology
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Geneticist and Group Leader, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate in Law, University of Waikato