Systemic Risk From Coupled Technological Failures: A Review of Cross-Sector Propagation Studies

Authors

  • Freya-Jane Culliford Centre for Systemic Risk, Sperrin Observatory for Emerging Technologies, Omagh, United Kingdom Author
  • Jokull-Mar Arnorsson Centre for Systemic Risk, Hornstrandir Centre for Anticipatory Research, Bolungarvik, Iceland Author
  • Brindusa-M Antonescu Centre for Computational Science, Macin Centre for Anticipatory Research, Macin, Romania Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22676407

Keywords:

Systemic Risk From Coupled Technological Failures; Future science and technology; Evidence synthesis; Reproducibility; Research methodology

Abstract

There is real interest in systemic risk from coupled technological failures right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it
delivers the most value. We pull together the current evidence for systemic risk from coupled technological failures, covering the
methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where researchers
and reviewers are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific pursuit looks better supported by the
evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.

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2023-12-20