Quick FYI: I have a new article at IEET, Seven Reasons For Integrated Emerging Technologies Governance. The article discusses advantages of handling all emerging technologies within one governance regime instead of treating each technology in separate piecemeal fashion. The seven reasons are forecasting, politics, relationships, dual-use technology, risk driven by research and development, lab transparency, and whistleblowing.

Not all emerging technologies pose risk of global catastrophe. An integrated governance regime would help with the global catastrophic risks from emerging technologies, but it would help with the smaller risks too. While I personally think that the global catastrophic risks are the most important ones, I think it’s great to also address other risks along the way.

See also Grant Wilson’s IEET article Emerging technologies: Should they be internationally regulated?, which summarizes his law article Minimizing global catastrophic and existential risks from emerging technologies through international law.