What’s the Most Dangerous Emerging Technology?

Illustration: Benjamin Currie / Gizmodo. Article by Daniel Kolitz. Gizmodo – February 21, 2022.

“What could go wrong? Soon we will be able to write any virus genome from scratch.”

Those inclined to think apocalyptically know that tech, in its purest form, spells civilizational disaster. It is true that we might never see a world filled with violent hypertrophic CRISPR babies, and uncontrollable self-driving cars, and AI intent on twisting humans into paperclips. Our tech-hastened end, if and when it does arrive, will probably look a bit different and will probably suck in ways we cannot yet imagine. In the meantime, though, it’s worth wondering: what’s the most dangerous emerging technology? For this week’s Giz Asks, we reached out to a number of experts to find out. […]

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