Bailey:
The Luddites' VetoBeware of activists touting "responsible research and innovation." The sensible-sounding slogan masks a reactionary agenda.
No sensible person could favor irresponsible research and innovation. So RRI—"responsible research and innovation"—may sound like an innocuous idea. As it takes hold in Europe, though, the term has clearly become a cover for what amounts to a Luddites' veto. Now the notion is percolating among American academics. If it finds its way to the halls of state, RRI would dramatically slow technological progress and perhaps even bring it to a grinding halt.
Kirjoitus on yleisempi, mutta osuu hyvin myös geenitekniikan tutkimukseen. Varsinkin Euroopassa.