Evaluating Extreme Technological Risk: A Social Contract Based Approach

S. J. Beard and Patrick Kaczmarek

Chapter 5 in Managing Extreme Technological Risk, 2024, pp 109-126 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:IntroductionThe Intergenerational Nature of the Social ContractOur Obligations to the PastOur Obligations to the FutureOur Obligations to Humanity as a WholeConclusionReferences

Keywords: Existential Risk; Global Risk; Technological Risk; Responsible Innovation; Foresight; Risk Management; Risk Governance; Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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