Publications on New and Emerging Technologies
Enhancing EU legal frameworks for neurotechnologies
This policy brief presents TechEthos’ recommendations for policy makers to protect and uphold ethical, legal and fundamental rights considerations in the development and deployment of neurotechnologies.
XR and General Purpose AI: from values and principles to norms and standards
This policy brief takes the position that values and principles are not enough for AI regulation. It proposes the operationalization of values and principles in the form of suggested norms and standards.
Tools to develop and advance scenarios dealing with the ethics of new technologies
This report describes the process of co-creation of the TechEthos game that was developed to enhance the TechEthos scenarios. The TechEthos game will be used to surface ethical issues and concerns in those scenarios and, consequently, helping to enhance them.
Moral Equivalence of the Metaverse
This scientific paper published in Nanoethics dives into the question “Are digital subjects in virtual reality morally equivalent to human subjects?”.
Policy note: Analysis of expert scenarios addressing ethical implications of the selected technologies
This policy note builds on experts reflections shared during three participatory workshops using TechEthos-generated scenarios. Workshops focused on the ethical issues and social implications of TechEthos technology families.
Analysis of international and EU law and policy
This report explores and analyses relevant international and EU laws and policies for their relevance and applicability to TechEthos’ three families of technologies.
Results of media analysis
This report presents the results of the media scan and analysis. The study sought to gain insights on the media discourse on TechEthos’ three families of technologies: Climate EngineeringTechEthos defines climate engineering as a technology family which enables the modification of natural processes [...] More, Digital Extended Reality and Neurotechnology.
Analysis of Ethical Issues
This report features an in-depth ethical analysis of the three technology families TechEthos is focusing on, including core ethical dilemmas and values and principles.
The TechEthos approach to horizon scanning
This report presents the process of developing a TechEthos-specific ethically- and socially-driven horizon scan approach using critical insights from past and ongoing horizon scan experiences and impact analysis.
Assessment and final selection of technologies
This report presents the methods and results of the assessment process that allowed TechEthos to decide on the three technology families that it will focus on.
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