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The Collingridge dilemma is a methodological quandary in which efforts to influence or control the further development of technology face a double-bind problem:

Collingridge dilemma - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Methodology on technology control The Collingridge dilemma is a methodological quandary in which efforts to influence or control the further development of technology face a double-bind problem: An information problem: impacts cannot be easily predicted until the technology is extensively developed and widely used. A power problem: control or change is difficult when the technology has become entrenched. The idea was coined by David Collingridge [ de ] at the University of Aston Technology Policy Unit in his

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