Nanotech once promised immortality—or apocalypse. Neither happened.
Alfred Nordmann called this speculative ethics: chasing “if–then” futures instead of real issues.

Today AI is surrounded by the same myths. Time to shift focus to what matters: transparency, bias, privacy, accountability.

👉 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11569-025-00477-w

#AIethics #SpeculativeEthics #ResponsibleAI #Nanoethics

Our new #SETI research hub at the University of St Andrews in #Scotland is receiving some really nice press.

"Will we ever get a message from E.T.? We don’t know...” Have a read for John Elliott’s thoughts on #PostDetection, #readiness & #research across disciplines:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/we-cannot-afford-to-be-ill-prepared-research-hub-wants-to-prepare-humanity-for-potential-proof-of-alien-life-1.6142956

#UniversityOfStAndrews #xenolinguistics #speculativeethics #spacegovernance #outerspacestudies

Some nice press on the newly opened SETI Post-Detection Hub in St. Andrews, Scotland:
https://www.livescience.com/alien-contact-protocol.html

Written by Isobel Whitcomb for #LiveScience #SETI #ukseti #univofstandrews #setijon #PostDetection #outerspacestudies #ET #speculativeethics #xenolinguistics #scotland #research

Wow, it’s really something to keep up with all the press about the opening of the Post-Detection Hub in #Scotland.

Here’s a nice piece on space.com.

"If extraterrestrial life sent us a message tomorrow, how would humanity respond? According to researchers, we don't know yet — and that's a problem."

https://www.space.com/alien-contact-protocol.html

#SETI #PostDetection #scenarios #UnivofStAndrews #contact #xenolinguistics #outerspacestudies #speculativeethics #ET #communication #outerspace