L’humain augmenté, risques et opportunités :   le colloque réunira,  à  New-York le 21 mai, philosophes, historiens, généticiens (Georges Church), neurobiologistes… pour explorer les aspects éthiques et sociaux des nouvelles technologies et pratiques qui tendent à démultiplier les capacités ordinaires du corps et de l’esprit humain : prothèses, interfaces cerveau-machines, neurotechnologies et smart drugs, intelligence artificielle et bien sûr l’édition de génome. 

“The prospect of human enhancement elicits enthusiasm due to the vast opportunities to redesign ourselves, yet skepticism about how far the science can really take us and bioethical concerns are also prevalent. Many have expressed a need for caution due to the myriad unanswered questions and unknowns regarding how these technologies should be used, to what ends, and who should make these decisions. For example, gene editing has the capacity to cure disease, but can we draw a line between appropriate applications and misuse when it comes to complex issues such as trait selection and editing the human genome in ways that will be permanent? How will enhancements impact human identity and human relationships? Who will be able to access human enhancement technologies, and will societal inequalities be exacerbated? How do we identify and minimize the risks and weigh them against any benefits?  As we navigate through new territories in self-customization, what kinds of regulations can and should be put in place?” expliquent les organisateurs, le think tank Hastings Center, New-York Academy of science et Aspen Brain Institute.

La manifestation sera accessible en livestream, via le lien suivant : https://livestream.com/newyorkacademyofsciences/enhancedhuman.

https://www.nyas.org/events/2018/the-enhanced-human-risks-and-opportunities/