Atomically Precise Manufacturing and Responsible Innovation: A Value Sensitive Design Approach to Explorative Nanophilosophy

Althoughcontinuedinvestmentsinnanotechnologyaremade,atomicallyprecisemanufacturing(APM) todateisstillregardedasspeculativetechnology.APM,alsoknownasmolecularmanufacturing,is atokenexampleofaconvergingtechnology,hasgreatpotentialtoimpactandbeaffectedbyother emergingtechnologies,suchasartificialintelligence,biotechnology,andICT.Thedevelopmentof APMthuscanhavedrasticglobalimpactsdependingonhowitisdesignedandused.Thisarticleargues thattheethicalissuesthatarisefromAPM-asbothastandalonetechnologyorasaconvergingone- affectstherolesofstakeholdersinsuchawayastowarrantanalternatemeansfurtheringresponsible innovationinAPMresearch.Thisarticleintroducesavalue-baseddesignmethodologycalledvalue sensitivedesign(VSD)thatmayserveasasuitableframeworktoadequatelycatertothevaluesof stakeholders.Ultimately,itisconcludedthatVSDisastrongcandidateframeworkforaddressingthe moralconcernsofstakeholdersduringthepreliminarystagesoftechnologicaldevelopment. KEywoRDS Atomically Precise Manufacturing, Design Psychology, Design-For-Values, Ethics, Nanotechnology, Research Policy, RRI, Value Sensitive Design

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