Today, we live in a world where technology is being used to innovate for a very small section of the population, while the majority of the world is exploited and oppressed by tech. AI/AR development is an emerging area of societal concern, especially as it relates to the geographical, cultural, linguistic, political and socio-economic context. Historical and current societal paradigms are crucial to consider as these technologies are being developed. These potentially harmful impacts must be defined, understood and mitigated in order for the tech businesses to retain their social license to operate. Conversely, it is incumbent that AI and AR are designed to amplify societal benefit within those contexts where possible. This is cross disciplinary challenge that must be addressed from both a technical and content perspective.
- Understanding the relationship between social benefit and social harm
- Actual and potential intersections between societal issues use cases
- What is the appropriate scalable framework for navigating this dynamically complex landscape of perspectives on harm vs benefit or the intersections between products and societal issues.