Questions From ”Augmented Human”
Hey All,
I hope the reading week has been relaxing/productive (whichever is more needed).
Here were my questions from Helen’s book – most of them dealing with the societal issues that these technologies could bring about:
1) Papagiannis mentions future applications of augmented reality in which the functions of the body are extended through technology, allowing for sensing beyond the scope of current biological ability. Advancements in tech along these lines could lead to greater divides in class and quality of life due to access to these technologies and the access to information only available to those with extended perception via the technology. What are the ethical and political repercussions of introducing body augmentation into the public sphere?
2) To what extent can society adopt AR into everyday life given the risk of digital divide? Do already prevalent technologies like smartphones refute this as a valid concern?
3) How will privacy & content rights concerns be addressed with the proliferation of AR vision technologies that will undoubtedly contain recording and monitoring functionality?
4) How much autonomy will services like Eterni.me be granted? Where will creators of these technologies and users collectively draw the line in terms of digital representation and actions taken on our behalf by AI/machine learning platforms?