One of the aspects of this technology that I could not help but consider was covered in the challenges section; the cost may be too challenging to overcome. In the Ted-X presentation, if I heard correctly, the presenter said that 2.6 billion people [2016 era] have smart phones. If we are ~8 billion on the planet, what about the remaining 5.4 billion? Reasons why they may not have a smart phone: age (both extremes), cognitive abilities, physical abilities, etc. My sense is that poverty may play a huge role in why smart phones are not more prevalent around the world. In one post-secondary institution where I teach (I teach at 2), faculty are losing their jobs as our school sees declining student numbers due to the federal government's changes in immigration. If we cannot employ faculty to teach the 'basics', how are going to afford this advanced technology?
