Stanford Innovation Lab
The Ethics of Emerging Technologies
Jul 1, 2020
Stanford professor Tom Byers speaks with John Mitchell, chair of Stanford's Computer Science department, and Mildred Cho, associate director of Stanford's Center for Biomedical Ethics. They discuss emerging ethical questions in computer science and biomedical research, ethical frameworks in different fields, the significance of ethics in education, the possibility of a hotline for digital technology ethics, and training students in ethical thinking.
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- Developing an ethical framework is crucial for entrepreneurs in technology and medicine.
- Interdisciplinary collaboration is essential for teaching ethics and understanding different ethical perspectives.
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Ethics training in medicine and entrepreneurship
The podcast delves into the importance of ethics training for entrepreneurs and innovators in the fields of medicine and computer science. It highlights the differences between the strong ethical framework in medicine and the lack thereof in research and innovation. The guests emphasize the need for entrepreneurs to develop their own ethical frameworks and make conscious decisions about the applications and implications of their work. They discuss the intersection of ethics and technology, addressing ethical dilemmas in computer science and the impact of new technologies on biomedical ethics.
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