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The viruses are completely innocent. Quote from Ron Fouchier, Virologist, 2016. Image: Avian influenza Virus (H5N1)

Algorithms are opinions embedded in code. Quote from Cathy O'Neil, Mathematician, "The era of blind faith in big data must end", Lecture in April 2017. Image: Algorithm/Code

Risiko = Schaden × Wahrscheinlichkeit. Risk matrix; risks are thusly defined by the variables' probability and damage, or rather, the extent of their damage. Image: Avian Influenza Virus (H7N9)

Wir haben es nicht getan! Quote from Robert Musil, author, "Die Nation als Ideal und als Wirklichkeit", 1921. Image: German offensive on the Eastern Front. Russian aerial photograph.

We cannot outsource the moral responsibility to third parties. From an open letter by 3,100 Google employees in the spring of 2018, addressed to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. This letter was penned in response to the collaboration between Google and the Pentagon as part of the "Maven" drone project. Image: Bacillus anthracis