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Navigating the fourth industrial revolution

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Andrew D. Maynard considers the challenges of ensuring the responsible development and use of converging technologies.

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  1. Andrew D. Maynard directs the Risk Innovation Lab at Arizona State University, PO Box 875603, ASU, Tempe, Arizona 85387-5603, USA,

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