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--- responses_to_ai:technological_inevitability:incentivized_technologies_not_pursued:start [2023/04/03 07:41]
katjagrace ['Resisted technological temptations']
+++ responses_to_ai:technological_inevitability:incentivized_technologies_not_pursued:start [2023/10/23 17:19] (current)
jeffreyheninger Atomic gardening was apparently more common than I thought
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 === Investigated cases ===
-  * [[responses_to_ai:technological_inevitability:incentivized_technologies_not_pursued:geoengineering|Geoengineering]], many actors, present, scientist opposition inhibits research needed for others' enthusiasm
+^ Technology ^ Key Actors ^ Value Resisted ^ Time Period ^ Explanation ^
-  * [[responses_to_ai:technological_inevitability:incentivized_technologies_not_pursued:nuclear_power|Nuclear power]], in some countries
+| [[responses_to_ai:technological_inevitability:incentivized_technologies_not_pursued:geoengineering|Geoengineering]] | Global Organizations, Large Countries | \$10<sup>12</sup>-10<sup>13</sup>/yr by mid-century | 1974((Geoengineering proposed.)) / 2006((Scientific taboo broken.)) to Present | Scientists' and environmental groups' opposition inhibit experiments needed before implementation |
-  * [[responses_to_ai:technological_inevitability:incentivized_technologies_not_pursued:vaccine_challenge_trials|Human challenge trials]], especially for COVID-19 vaccines
+| [[responses_to_ai:technological_inevitability:incentivized_technologies_not_pursued:nuclear_power|Nuclear power]] | Some Countries | \$10<sup>9</sup>-10<sup>10</sup>/yr and 10<sup>3</sup>-10<sup>4</sup> lives/yr | 1964((Bodega Bay Power Plant canceled in US.)) / 1987((Italian nuclear referendum.)) / 2011((Germany decides to shut down nuclear power plants.)) to Present | Political decisions important; local opposition grows to national movement; warning shots |
+| [[responses_to_ai:technological_inevitability:incentivized_technologies_not_pursued:vaccine_challenge_trials|Vaccine challenge trials]] | Pharmaceutical Companies, IRBs | \$10<sup>12</sup>-10<sup>13</sup> and 10<sup>5</sup>-10<sup>6</sup> lives lost for COVID-19 | 1974((National Research Act created IRBs)) to Present | Asymmetric justice for IRBs slows medical research |
 === Plausible cases ===
-This is a non-exhaustive list of plausible cases. Inclusion on this list does not imply any degree of confidence.
+This is a non-exhaustive list of plausible cases that we have not investigated.
   * Chlorofluorocarbons, many actors, 1985-present
   * Nanotechnology, scientists and governments, five decades ago to present
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   * Dietary restrictions, in most (all?) human cultures
   * GMOs, in some countries
-  * Atomic gardening
   * Use of nuclear explosions in construction
   * Fracking, in some countries
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 === Plausible cases ===
+(We have not investigated these cases)
   * AI winters
   * Delay in nuclear weapons research early in WWII
   * Excalibur
-=== Investigated cases ===
-  * //(To be added)//

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