This week was about the ethical and Social Implications of Emerging Technologies.

Overall, this topic is something that I have thought about many times and always leaves me with a mix of thoughts and feelings. On one hand I feel like emerging technologies could really make a difference in the world such as helping elderly people live independentley for longer. But, on the other hand, I am aware of how these technologies can go wrong depending on the purpose of the product. Apps like TikTok are designed to keep the user watching and scrolling for hours on end, basically they want their users addicted. This is not particularly healthy for humans and the effects of extended screen time have already been proven to be harmful. As designers, I feel like we are responsible for what we are creating and how users interact with it, this makes me visualise who I want to be and who I want my users to be. My goal as a designer is to help people, making services easier, make interactions easier etc.