About the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Technoprogressive? BioConservative? Huh?
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Problems of Transhumanism: Moral Universalism vs. Relativism

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A.I. Special Pleading

Reclaiming the Enlightenment pt. 1

Causality (A Convenient Construct)

Invented Languages

Ana Lita Appointed as Fellow of the IEET

Transhumanism and Phenomenological Reduction

Audio and Slides from Biopolitics of Popular Culture Seminar Posted

Patrick Lin Appointed as Fellow of the IEET

Giulio Prisco on 'A.I. Special Pleading' (Feb 9, 2010)

Nato Welch on 'A.I. Special Pleading' (Feb 9, 2010)

Giulio Prisco on 'Causality (A Convenient Construct)' (Feb 9, 2010)

Giulio Prisco on 'A.I. Special Pleading' (Feb 9, 2010)

Aleksei Riikonen on 'A.I. Special Pleading' (Feb 8, 2010)

Looking forward to the middle of the century, around 2050, will relations between women and men be much different than they are now?(online surveys)

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WHAT WE DO

The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies was formed to study and debate vital questions such as:
Which technologies, especially new ones, are likely to have the greatest impact on human beings and human societies in the 21st century?

What ethical issues do those technologies and their applications raise for humans, our civilization, and our world?

How much can we extrapolate from the past and how much accelerating change should we anticipate?

What sort of policy positions can be recommended to promote the best possible outcomes for individuals and societies?

IEET's Mission

The IEET’s mission is to be a center for voices arguing for a responsible, constructive, ethical approach to the most powerful emerging technologies. We believe that technological progress can be a catalyst for positive human development so long as we ensure that technologies are safe and equitably distributed. We call this a "technoprogressive" orientation.

Co-Founders

Chair
Nick Bostrom

Exec. Director
James Hughes

We aim to showcase technoprogressive ideas about how technological progress can increase freedom, happiness, and human flourishing in democratic societies. Focusing on emerging technologies that have the potential to positively transform social conditions and the quality of human lives—especially "human enhancement technologies" — the IEET seeks to cultivate academic, professional, and popular understanding of their implications, both positive and negative, and to encourage responsible public policies for their safe and equitable use.

IEET's Background and History

The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies was founded in 2004 by philosopher Nick Bostrom and bioethicist James J. Hughes, and is incorporated as a nonprofit organization in the United States. The IEET’s Board of Directors currently come from Spain, Canada, the UK and the United States. By promoting and publicizing the work of thinkers who examine the social implications of scientific and technological progress, we seek to contribute to the understanding of the impact of emerging technologies on individuals and societies. We also aim to shape public policies that distribute the benefits and reduce the risks of technological advancement.

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The IEET is a 501(c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization registered in the State of Connecticut in the United States.

Contact: Executive Director, Dr. James J. Hughes,
Williams 229B, Trinity College, 300 Summit St., Hartford CT 06106 USA
Email: director @ ieet.org phone: 860-297-2376