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Ethics in the Quantum Age

Honored to write about Ethics in the Quantum Age in the Physics World Special on Quantum 2.0, and to be given the chance to outline an ethical framework for quantum technologies, which includes a definition of quantum-ethics.

Mauritz Kop, Why we need to consider the ethical implications of quantum technologies, Physics World, IOP Publishing, (December 1, 2021)

Physics World Special on Quantum 2.0

Physics World is the magazine of the UK-based Institute of Physics (IOP), one of the largest physical societies in the world.

Link to the article: https://physicsworld.com/a/why-we-need-to-consider-the-ethical-implications-of-quantum-technologies/

Download the Ethics in the Quantum Age article here.

We need to build bridges of mutual understanding between disciplines – a move that will involve learning to speak each other’s language, which is easier said than done. Therefore, it is a promising sign that the quantum community reaches out to lawyers, philosophers, and ethicists to explain them the importance of ethics and the societal impact of quantum technologies in their own technical journal.

Making Quantum Technologies Ethical

Please find a short introduction below:

Over the past decades, research into quantum technologies has come to the stage where the science is rapidly being translated into real-world applications be it quantum computers, materials and communications systems. These advancements are witnessed by the considerable number of quantum start-ups that have emerged in recent years. Yet before these innovations can be diffused, we must ensure that ethical, legal and social implications are sufficiently addressed. Against this backdrop, attention is now turning to interdisciplinary efforts to identify the dilemma’s ingrained in making quantum technologies ethical.

A Multi-layered Ethical Framework for Quantum Technologies

The article proposes a multi-layered ethical framework for quantum technologies, including a definition of quantum ethics. At one level, we employ the old, familiar “normative” ethics that apply to all transformative technologies and to information. In addition, the counterintuitive phenomena that underpin quantum physics – such as superposition, entanglement and tunnelling – require a tailored, applied ethics approach. In other words, due to the unique characteristics of quantum technologies – such as the unprecedented capabilities of quantum sensors, the features of quantum networks, and the probabilistic nature of quantum computing – we also develop a new subtype of context-specific practical ethics. In this way we constitute our theory in well-established ethical traditions while at the same time providing tailor-made solutions.

Definition of Quantum Ethics

One possible definition of quantum ethics could be: “Quantum ethics calls for humans to act virtuously, abiding by the standards of ethical practice and conduct set by the quantum community, and to make sure these actions have desirable consequences, with the latter being higher in rank in case it conflicts with the former.

More quantum research at Stanford Law School here.

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Mauritz Kop speaks at Center for Quantum Networks Conference

Mauritz Kop will be speaking about Legal & Ethical Guidelines for Quantum Technology on Saturday Nov. 20 at 9:15-10:15 a.m. Phoenix, Arizona time (GMT-7) as part of the Quantum Technologies, Law, and Public Policy: A Global Perspective Conference. This two-day online event is hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored Center for Quantum Networks at the University of Arizona, and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Speakers include a cross-disciplinary line-up of quantum & law scholars from UC Berkeley School of Law, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, the University of Arizona, Sabanci University, Loyola Law School, Lund University, and Stanford Law School.

Quantum Technologies, Law, and Public Policy: A Global Perspective

You can find the conference’s agenda and registration here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mauritzkop_quantum-technologies-law-and-public-policy-activity-6863066359228583936-peu9/

Besides explaining quantum physics and discussing regulation, the focus of our Quantum Technologies, Law, and Public Policy: A Global Perspective Conference lies also on developing countries and their challenge with the future of quantum technologies. This is arguably the first comprehensive conference on quantum technology and the law in the U.S..

The Quantum Internet

The Center for Quantum Networks (CQN) is taking on one of the great engineering challenges of the 21st century: to lay the technical and social foundations of the quantum internet. The Quantum Internet will surpass the capabilities of today’s internet because of the unique advantages of entanglement—a coordination of the quantum states of particles serving as computational bits that is not present in the realms of classical physics. https://cqn-erc.arizona.edu/

Legal & Ethical Guidelines for Quantum Technology

The main takeaways of my Legal & Ethical Guidelines for Quantum Technology presentation are:

1. The quantum community should establish a practical code of quantum ethics to make the application of quantum technologies equitable and safe.

2. The world needs a risk-based legal-ethical framework for quantum technologies that mitigates risks and maximizes opportunities, the burdens and gains of which should be equally distributed across members of society.

3. Since technology is never neutral, we should embed democratic values and human rights principles into the architecture and infrastructure of our quantum systems, of course without rendering them useless.

4. We should develop quantum technology impact assessments in the form of codes of conduct, best practices and moral guides that are implemented by inclusive, diverse multidisciplinary teams, and utilize these tools to raise quantum awareness and trust, promote ethical quantum by design, and even proactively ensure regulatory compliance and legal conformity, which includes standardization and certification.

After registering for the conference you will receive the Zoom link that gives access to the event.

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Cyber Week 2021 Tel Aviv University Israel

AIRecht Director Mauritz Kop will speak at Cyber Week 2021 Tel Aviv University Israel, and participate in the Panel 'Debating Collective Cyber Defense for Democracies'. He will present his Stanford essay ‘Democratic Countries Should Form a Strategic Tech Alliance’ on July 22nd at 20:00 Israel time, see: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3814409

Cyber Week 2021 hosts a range of distinguished speakers from across the globe, including the Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett, see: https://cw2021.b2b-wizard.com/expo/speakers

Debating Collective Cyber Defense for Democracies

Line-up and speakers of the ‘Debating Collective Cyber Defense for Democracies’ panel (notice the strong Dutch@Stanford representation):

Keynote: Ambassador Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Ambassador-at-Large for Cyber Diplomacy at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Lectures by:

Prof. Chris Demchak, Strategic and Operational Research Department, U.S. Naval War College

Dr. Lior Tabansky, Ph.D., (Moderator), Head of Research Development, Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center, Tel Aviv University

Mauritz Kop, Stanford Law School TTLF Fellow, Founder of MusicaJuridica, and Strategic Intellectual Property Lawyer at AIRecht

Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at the Cyber Policy Center; International Policy Fellow at the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Stanford University

See the complete agenda at: https://cw2021.b2b-wizard.com/expo/agenda

Democratic Countries Should Form a Strategic Tech Alliance

Kop’s essay titled ‘Democratic Countries Should Form a Strategic Tech Alliance’ concludes that to prevent authoritarianism from gaining ground, democratic governments should do four things: (1) inaugurate a Strategic Tech Alliance, (2) set worldwide core rules, interoperability & conformity standards for key 4IR technologies such as AI, quantum, 6G and Virtual Reality (VR), (3) win the race for 4IR technology supremacy, and (4) actively embed our common democratic norms, principles and values into the architecture and infrastructure of our technology.

REGISTER for the conference following the link: https://cw2021.b2b-wizard.com/expo/home

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Mauritz Kop keynote speaker at Quantum Delta | ECP event: Quantum unravelled

On April 22, 2021, ECP Platform for the Information Society and the Quantum Delta NL Living Lab Quantum and Society are hosting a webinar on quantum technology. You can sign up here: https://ecp.nl/agenda/ecp-deelnemersspecial-quantumtechnologie-ontrafeld-hoe-nu-verder/

ECP and Living Lab Quantum and Society are organizing the second webinar on quantum technology. Whereas last time it was about what exactly quantum technology is, on April 22 we glance into the future. For what concrete applications is quantum suitable? How is the technology interwoven with other technologies? And what about the ethical, legal and social aspects of quantum technology? This is what speakers from ECP, Living Lab Quantum and Society, IBM, TNO and Stanford Law School will discuss.

Mauritz Kop will discuss Ethical and Legal issues of Quantum Technology

Mauritz Kop is a Stanford Law School TTLF Fellow, Director of MusicaJuridica and strategic intellectual property lawyer at AIRecht, a leading 4th Industrial Revolution technology consulting firm based in Amsterdam. His work on the regulation of AI, machine learning training data and quantum technology has been published at both Stanford, Harvard and Yale. Mauritz is a member of the European AI Alliance (European Commission), the Copyright Association (VvA), CLAIRE, the Dutch AI Coalition (NL AIC) and ECP.

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