Science Daily February 11, 2019
An international team of researchers (Switzerland, UK, Australia, USA – Columbia University, UC San Diego, industry) probed the individual and collective impact of human augmentation technologies based on the theory of self-determination which divides well-being into three parts: autonomy — the ability to make one’s own decisions; competence — the capacity to act and contribute to society; and social relations — the network of relationships that we can count on. The key question is not about the effectiveness of the regulations, but rather about a new transparency that would allow everyone to take enhancements or refuse and to factor use into the results. The experts also reported the urgent need to introduce unified regulations among different governments before the use of these new technologies degenerates. Their remarks are a call to action before it is too late…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLEÂ
Credit: https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2019/human-enhancement-is-it-good-for-society/