Although many people may believe that using technology can help cure the coronavirus, it may actually be harming more people instead. According to Scientific American’s article about tech hurting the fight against this virus, they give several questions that creators need to ask themselves before using machinery to help our battle toward this disease. Being able to read these questions and answer them can help people when trying to create positive impacts on coronavirus through technology.
I believe the most important question is, “Are you listening to experts and vulnerable communities?” If one does not listen to the requirements and learn the basics about the thing they are trying to solve, they may try to invent a device that is already made or something that, in reality, does not fight the battle against this situation at all. For example, if one is trying to help the coronavirus, they may try to start a company that creates masks when there are many other non-profit organizations that have spent years doing this. These novice creators may use the wrong fabrics, and the masks would just be useful. On the other hand, many people may think that technology will hugely impact the coronavirus in a positive way. Even though this can be true, if these questions are not answered, it can also be extremely harmful. This information may seem only useful to engineers, but everyone who knows any people in the tech industry should try to spread this information so that no one is harmed from poor communication.