Reading the road: challenges and opportunities on the path to responsible innovation in quantum computing
Reading the road: challenges and opportunities on the path to responsible innovation in quantum computing
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DOI：
10.1080/09537325.2021.1988070
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发表时间：
2021-10
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Carolyn ten Holter;P. Inglesant;M. Jirotka
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作者：
Carolyn ten Holter;P. Inglesant;M. Jirotka
量子计算等新技术为支持社会需求提供了新的机会，但社会参与对于确保公众信任至关重要。量子计算技术正处于从基础研究到部署的关键时刻，为社会创造了一个调查、反思和咨询其影响的时刻。负责任的创新（RI）是一种考虑影响，满足社会需求，反思任何问题并影响创新轨迹的方法。本文借鉴了嵌入在网络量子信息技术中心的RI团队的实证工作。该团队调查了研究人员对RI的看法以及他们对量子技术社会影响的理解，并试图评估将RI嵌入多学科，大规模企业（如英国量子计划）的挑战。这项工作表明了在采用创新机构的办法和在创新者与社会之间建立对话方面所遇到的一些困难。最后，作者向政策制定者、研究人员和工业组织提供了建议，以更好地实践负责任的量子计算，并确保社会考虑与商业动机一起讨论。在这个关键点上将RI应用于量子计算对其他新兴技术中的RI具有影响。
ABSTRACT Novel technologies such as quantum computing present new opportunities to support societal needs, but societal engagement is vital to secure public trust. Quantum computing technologies are at a pivotal point in their journey from foundational research to deployment, creating a moment for society to investigate, reflect, and consult on their implications. Responsible Innovation (RI) is one method for considering impacts, engaging with societal needs, reflecting on any concerns, and influencing the trajectory of the innovation in response. This paper draws on the empirical work of the RI team embedded in the Networked Quantum Information Technologies Hub. The team investigated researchers’ perceptions of RI and their understanding of societal impacts of quantum technologies, and sought to gauge the challenges of embedding RI across a multi-disciplinary, large-scale enterprise such as the UK quantum programme. The work demonstrated some of the difficulties involved in embedding RI approaches, and in creating a dialogue between innovators and societies. Finally, the authors offer recommendations to policymakers, researchers, and industrial organisations, for better practice in responsible quantum computing, and to ensure that societal considerations are discussed alongside commercial motivations. Applying RI to quantum computing at this pivotal point has implications for RI in other emerging technologies.