Precepts for the Design of Human-Centered Systems (cont.)
Technology will not solve social justice problems. Putting more computers into inner city class-rooms will not increase literacy per se. . . .
Articulate the values at stake in the design processes themselves. Examine the values of both designers and the intended users and identify value conflicts. . . .
Resist anthropomorphizing machines. Machines should extend human capability as gracefully as possible. Know the limits of machines in a specific social order and do not impute certain human properties to them, such as fairness or objectivity. (Talbert, 1997)
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