17 June 2025

From this week’s Jonas Reading: How should we approach the development of cyber-policy and infrastructure given the “short arm” of predictive knowledge?

For this week’s reading, Jonas makes it a point that we as humans tend to think of the short-term (short arm) outcome rather than the long-term outcome. With technology constantly evolving, having the decision making and ethical processes only looking at the exact moment instead of long-term effects will create outstanding consequences. It is imperative that we consider all aspects of our actions. We may not know the outcomes of all of these actions, but proper planning for the uncertainty of the future will help create the development of cyber-policy.  It is no longer just a single individual, but the larger groups that are responsible for the prevention of future consequences. There needs to be more caution in the production and testing of new cybersecurity projects that could potentially lead to the negative long-term consequences threating human’s livelihood. Finally, policies need to be implemented with the people’s ignorance in mind. This is a way of preventing the effects of attempted “short arm” decisions that could create long-term consequences.