The demand for human enhancement technologies
The demand for human enhancement technologies by Tyler Cowen July 26, 2026 at 3:12 am in Data Source Medicine Political Science Web/Tech When a new technology promises large private benefits but may impose social costs that markets do not price, demand need not reveal how citizens want it governed. We examine this using a nationally representative U.S. survey experiment (N=5,556) on human enhancement technologies (HET). The experiment randomizes benefit domain, mechanism, heritability, purpose, and risk across vignettes; for each respondent’s assigned vignette, we elicit stated adoption, preferred regulation, and ethical and societal concerns.
- ▪The demand for human enhancement technologies by Tyler Cowen July 26, 2026 at 3:12 am in Data Source Medicine Political Science Web/Tech When a new technology promises large private benefits but may impose social costs that markets do not p
- ▪We examine this using a nationally representative U.S. survey experiment (N=5,556) on human enhancement technologies (HET).
- ▪The experiment randomizes benefit domain, mechanism, heritability, purpose, and risk across vignettes; for each respondent’s assigned vignette, we elicit stated adoption, preferred regulation, and ethical and societal concerns.
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The demand for human enhancement technologies by Tyler Cowen July 26, 2026 at 3:12 am in Data Source Medicine Political Science Web/Tech When a new technology promises large private benefits but may impose social costs that markets do not price, demand need not reveal how citizens want it governed. We examine this using a nationally representative U.S. survey experiment (N=5,556) on human enhancement technologies (HET). The experiment randomizes benefit domain, mechanism, heritability, purpose, and risk across vignettes; for each respondent’s assigned vignette, we elicit stated adoption, preferred regulation, and ethical and societal concerns. Overall, about 53% would adopt.
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