Historical case studies of technology governance and international agreements – BlueDot Impact
The following excerpts summarize historical case studies that are arguably informative for AI governance. The case studies span nuclear arms control, militaries’ adoption of electricity, and environmental agreements. (For ease of reading, we have edited the formatting of the following excerpts and added bolding.) Link […] This paper looks to the development and attempted governance of nuclear technology for lessons […]. It focuses on the uncertain early years of this technology, especially 1943 to 1951. […] This dual-use nature led [stakeholders] to conclude that […] the world needed to devise international governance mechanisms which would both reduce the risks but also allow the beneficial outcomes to emerge. [4] […] In summary, we find that radical schemes for international governance can get widespread support, even from skeptics, but that the support can be tenuous and fleeting. Technical experts can bolster support, but muddled policymaking, secrecy, and concerns over security ca
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