Defining a classification system for augmentation technology in socio-technical terms
arXiv:2509.13340 · doi:10.1109/ISTAS52410.2021.9629174
Abstract
This short paper provides a means to classify augmentation technologies to reconceptualize them as sociotechnical, discursive and rhetorical phenomena, rather than only through technological classifications. It identifies a set of value systems that constitute augmentation technologies within discourses, namely, the intent to enhance, automate, and build efficiency. This short paper makes a contribution to digital literacy surrounding augmentation technology emergence, as well as the more specific area of AI literacy, which can help identify unintended consequences implied at the design stages of these technologies.
4 pages, accepted version for 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS)