> Firstly, this is for researchers/academics who are publishing in journals, disseminating ideas for new technology.
The implicit assumption is the engineers will use it to make something bad. The scientists must anticipate what engineers will do and document potential negative actions. At worst its useless boilerplate, at best its advertising all the negative uses. Science and Engineering are inextricably linked when it comes to impacts on society.
The next step of course is to stop research if its determined someone can do something bad enough with it. Why else would you go through the effort of documenting it?
The implicit assumption is the engineers will use it to make something bad. The scientists must anticipate what engineers will do and document potential negative actions. At worst its useless boilerplate, at best its advertising all the negative uses. Science and Engineering are inextricably linked when it comes to impacts on society.
The next step of course is to stop research if its determined someone can do something bad enough with it. Why else would you go through the effort of documenting it?