From its beginnings nine years ago C-PET has determined to think long-term and to think seriously about the implications of emerging technologies. We aren’t partisan either politically or in our disposition toward technology – there is no bias either “pro” or “anti” tech among our many distinguished fellows and advisers and board members. Their personal and professional convictions cover the waterfront. But what they have in common is a dual commitment – to the conviction that emerging technology impacts will be far more important to the American and global future than almost anyone in the policy world recognizes, and to the related conviction that it does us no good at all to believe naively that this will all be good news. If we would be serious about the future we need to be grown-up about its potential challenges. So twin developments at the University of Cambridge (full disclosure: my alma mater), and one closer to home, are of special interest to us, and we believe they