Tech Futures Form

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We are creating a deck of playing cards that will catalyze conversations about Ethics and Technology, and we want your ideas.

Each card will present a pressing ethical question arising from emerging advances in technology — genetic engineering, AI and machine learning, social algorithms, agritech, astrobiology, and so forth. Questions like:

What kind of intelligence or consciousness would a robot or artificial machine need to have for it to be wrong to destroy it?

Should tech companies be legally required to put resources (time, money) towards investigating the ethical implications of what they create?

When if ever should a self-driving car sacrifice its passengers for the safety of pedestrians?

Cards will not tell players what to think. They're a playful way to stimulate dialogue on some of the critical issues we need to face.

If there’s a question about tech and ethics (or social justice or individual rights) you think is urgent or particularly troubling, we want to know.

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WHO ARE WE?

We're a team of philosophers, engineers, and scientists at UC Santa Cruz — a collaboration of the Center for Public Philosophy and the Baskin School of Engineering.

The project is supported by a generous grant from the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.

Inquiries may be directed to pubphil@ucsc.edu.