Precautionary Principle
Concept
A concept, particularly advocated by the European Union, that suggests action should be taken to prevent potential harm even if scientific understanding of the risk is incomplete, often applied to technologies like CRISPR.
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Videos Mentioning Precautionary Principle
Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin | Lex Fridman Podcast #339
Lex Fridman
A concept, particularly advocated by the European Union, that suggests action should be taken to prevent potential harm even if scientific understanding of the risk is incomplete, often applied to technologies like CRISPR.
Regulating Artificial Intelligence: A Conversation with Yoshua Bengio and Scott Wiener(Episode #379)
Sam Harris
A principle invoked by Yoshua Bengio, suggesting proactive action to mitigate potential severe risks even with scientific uncertainty.