When designing for emerging technologies like AR, VR, Voice and AI, we tap deep into fundamental issues of trust, communication and human relationships.

We are supposed to be experts at the intersection of the humanities and technology, but do we actually realize our impact and apply this to our responsibility? Do we ever go beyond the surface of “how does it work”, to ask ourselves “is it good”?

In this thought-provoking talk, Jay Meissner challenges predominant ideologies that are as much a threat to the design industry as to our planet. He explains why transparency, designing for trust and attempting to predict the future could be the way forward to prevent history from repeating itself.