1. Privacy Concerns
A major concern around AR is cybersecurity and privacy. Image-recognition software combined with AR allows users to obtain information using online profiles. Users who openly share personal information in order to gain convenience of a product or service are ones highly challenged with this issue. Users who also allow applications to locate them at specific places makes it easier for personal information to be accessed and shared.
2. Ethical Issues:
Within the AR debate stands a philosophical question. What are the ethical dilemmas postulated by having multiple devices in our hands and on our face changing and manipulating how we see and interact with the world?
3. Information Overload
Multitasking is a key characteristic of the millennial generation. Living in a society where 24/7 technology on demand can radically change the way we see and think about reality is concerning (Lass, W., 2015). Sherry Turkle, Director at MIT’s Initiative on Technology and Self talks about how society is always looking down and truly missing out in life. What will the future be like when AR is embedded in our daily lives? AR can be transformative but at the same time if we are constantly looking through the lens of our devices, we are missing out on important moments in life.
Interesting and thought-provoking discussion, everyone. I have my own reservations about the implementation of "Too much" technology in the classroom, especially when it might not be age-appropriate, and along with hyperstimulation, I wonder what the students' concept/understanding of reality would be at such a young age.