Emerging technologies need to be developed responsibly if their benefits are to outweigh any potential risks. Yet do entrepreneurs really have the luxury of grappling with future consequences from the get-go, asks Andrew D. Maynard.
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Maynard, A. The (nano) entrepreneur's dilemma. Nature Nanotech 10, 199–200 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2015.35
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