Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rochester!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!cae780!hplabs!hplabsc!taylor From: judea@CS.UCLA.EDU (Judea Pearl) Newsgroups: comp.society Subject: Re: The Impact of Inventions Message-ID: <2071@hplabsc.HP.COM> Date: Sun, 21-Jun-87 19:12:42 EDT Article-I.D.: hplabsc.2071 Posted: Sun Jun 21 19:12:42 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 23-Jun-87 01:19:26 EDT References: <2041@hplabsc.HP.COM> Sender: taylor@hplabsc.HP.COM Distribution: world Organization: The University of California, Los Angeles, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 5 Approved: taylor@hplabs Great idea! Only it should be extended to include politicians and "societal-impact" advocates : an impact-report should be required before making any statement that might have such impact. J.P.