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| Founder(s) | Nick Bostrom, James Hughes[1] |
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| Established | 2004[2] |
| Mission | To promote ideas on how technology can be used to "increase freedom, happiness, and human flourishing in democratic societies."[2] |
| Executive | James Hughes[3] |
| Faculty | 25 Fellows, 13 Affiliate Scholars[3] |
| Staff | Steven Umbrello, Marcelo Rinesi |
| Website | www |
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The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) is a technoprogressive think tank that seeks to "promote ideas about how technological progress can increase freedom, happiness, and human flourishing in democratic societies."[4][5][6] It was incorporated in the United States in 2004, as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, by philosopher Nick Bostrom and bioethicist James Hughes.[4][7]
The think tank aims to influence the development of public policies that distribute the benefits and reduce the risks of technological change.[8] It has been described as "[a]mong the more important groups" in the transhumanist movement,[9] and as being among the transhumanist groups that "play a strong role in the academic arena".[10]
The IEET works with Humanity Plus (also founded and chaired by Bostrom and Hughes, and previously known as the World Transhumanist Association),[7] an international non-governmental organization with a similar mission but with an activist rather than academic approach.[11] A number of technoprogressive thinkers are offered positions as IEET Fellows.[12] Individuals who have accepted such appointments with the IEET support the institute's mission, but they have expressed a wide range of views about emerging technologies and not all identify themselves as transhumanists. In early October 2012, Kris Notaro became the managing director of the IEET after the previous Managing Director Hank Pellissier stepped down. In April 2016, Steven Umbrello became the managing director of the IEET.[13] Marcelo Rinesi is the IEET's Chief Technology Officer.[14]
- ^ "Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET)". Harvard Law School. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
Founded in 2004 by philosopher Nick Bostrom and bioethicist James Hughes, the IEET is an organization that seeks to understand the impact of emerging technologies on individuals and societies. One of the main topics that the organization covers is the debate over human enhancement.
- ^ a b About, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, (Retrieved Dec. 30, 2014).
- ^ a b "Staff, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, (Retrieved Jan. 9, 2015)". Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ a b "About the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies". ieet.org. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ Felsted, Katarina; Wright, Scott D. (2014). Toward Post Ageing: Technology in an Ageing Society. Springer. p. 109. ISBN 9783319090511.
- ^ Joseph R. Herkert, "Ethical Challenges of Emerging Technologies", in Gary E. Marchant, Braden R. Allenby, Joseph R. Herkert, eds., The Growing Gap Between Emerging Technologies and Legal-Ethical Oversight (2011), p. 38.
- ^ a b Tamar Sharon, Human Nature in an Age of Biotechnology: The Case for Mediated Posthumanism (2013), p. 26.
- ^ Bailey, Ronald (2006-06-02). "The Right to Human Enhancement: And also uplifting animals and the rapture of the nerds". Archived from the original on 2009-09-03.
- ^ Robert Geraci, Apocalyptic AI: Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality (2010), p. 85.
- ^ Max More, Natasha Vita-More, The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future (2013), pt. II.
- ^ "Ethics and Policy Concerns in the Transhuman Transition". h+ Media. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Staff of the IEET". ieet.org. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Steven Umbrello". ieet.org. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Marcelo Rinesi". ieet.org. Retrieved 2020-09-25.