Meera Iyer

Feels like pausing would just mean less careful countries or companies keep going anyway, so the ones actually willing to pause end up falling behind for nothing.

on “Should AI development be paused until it's regulated?”

I think about a parent facing the heartbreak of watching their child suffer from a preventable genetic disease, and the idea that we might have the tool to spare the next generation that pain but choose not to use it feels like a kind of quiet cruelty.

on “Should genetic editing of human embryos be legalized?”

I've watched someone I love get pulled deeper into addiction by the fear of arrest, avoiding treatment and honest conversations because getting help meant risking a criminal record -- that fear kept them sicker for longer, not safer.

on “Should recreational drug use be decriminalized worldwide?”

I've read accounts of people experiencing real, lasting distress from harassment in virtual spaces that felt every bit as violating as something that happened in physical reality -- if the harm feels real, the protection should be real too.

on “Should the metaverse be regulated as a public space?”