Making social impact (Image: MIT)
Where are the next big opportunities in digital technology?
The best things in the future may also be those that are most rewarding in terms of social impact. I think there are real opportunities in technology for disabled or disadvantaged people, and these will translate into great commercial hits.
Can you give me an example?
My colleague Rosalind Picard has been working on technology for people with autism, creating emotional-social prosthetics. We want to enhance people’s ability to live independently. She has designed a system that can tell from a person’s head movements and facial…
