A glimpse into the future of technology, values and policy 

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What are the ethical dilemmas that new technologies will pose to our societies? What values should be driving the development and application of fresh innovations? How can we create policies that ensure our most critical values are protected from any unintentional effects of new technology?

In this week’s episode of “A Glimpse into the Future”, we talk to Wendell Wallach, Scholar at the Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics at Yale University and co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on the Future of Technology, Values and Policy.

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