Advancing technologies as both our saviour and our doom

Olaf (from Disney’s Frozen 2) has a theory about advancing technologies being both our saviour and our doom. While we ought to avoid over-analysing claims of fictitious snowmen, we can pause to consider whether it is possible for an advancing technology to be both our saviour and our doom. I will ma...

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Main Author: Wall, Jesse (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2021
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 3, Pages: 131-132
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