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Dec 19, 2024 |
science.org | Jack Stilgoe
St. Ives is an idyllic seaside town on the southwest tip of England. It is a magnet for holidaymakers and artists. In early 2023, its residents were surprised to find that their beloved bay had become the location for an experiment. A technology start-up called Planetary Technologies had gained permission from the local water company to add magnesium hydroxide to a wastewater outlet pipe and pump it a mile offshore.
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Aug 22, 2024 |
science.org | Girardin Jean-Louis |Jack Stilgoe
When it comes to making decisions about artificial intelligence (AI), Eric Schmidt is very clear. In 2023, the former Google Chief Executive Officer told NBC’s Meet the Press, “there’s no way a nonindustry person can understand what is possible. It’s just too new, too hard, there’s not the expertise.” But if, as Schmidt believes, AI will be the next industrial revolution, then the technology is too important to be left to technology companies.
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Jul 28, 2024 |
nature.com | Rokia Ballo |Warren Pearce |Jack Stilgoe
AbstractIn early 2021, the United Kingdom (UK) had the highest per capita death rate from Covid-19 of any large country. Yet it had previously been ranked as one of the best prepared countries for a future pandemic. This gap between preparedness and performance has been the subject of intense debate, including as part of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. In this paper, we contribute to this ongoing process of reflection by identifying the imagined public(s) within the UK’s scientific advice system.
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Apr 18, 2024 |
science.org | Jacob H Wilde |Anurag Verma |Zhi Yi Lin |Jack Stilgoe
There’s a scene in the movie Oppenheimer in which the protagonist is trying to explain to General Groves, his military overseer, the hazards of their endeavor. Groves asks Oppenheimer, “Are you saying there’s a chance that when we push that button, we destroy the world?“ The physicist says, “The chances are near zero.” When Groves, understandably alarmed, asks for clarification, Oppenheimer responds, “What do you want from theory alone?”It’s a compelling setup.
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Mar 31, 2024 |
tandfonline.com | Chris Tennant |Jack Stilgoe |Sandra Vucevic |Sally Stares
AbstractDevelopers of self-driving vehicles (SDVs) work with a particular idea of a possible and desirable future. Members of the public may not share the assumptions on which this is based. In this paper we analyse free-text responses from surveys of UK (n = 4,860) and US (n = 1,890) publics, which ask respondents what springs to mind when they think of SDVs, and why they should or should not be developed.
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