6G and the Future: Human-Technology Relations for Experientials

The aim of this article is to envision the future of human 6G technology relationships. 6G technologies will not only be considered as an improvement of communication technology but also play an important role in the shaping of society. This paper envisions this shaping of human technology relationships by highlighting what kinds of roles and social formations will exist in the future. In this endeavor, the paper takes the constructs of experience (standardized-customized) and resource orchestration (individual-societal/corporate) as the starting point and asks how they serve as the basis of the human centered design of 6G technologies. Using the matrix formed by these two constructs, the paper charts out the roles and social formations existing in the quadrants. In addition, drawing from the writings of phenomenological philosophers, this paper also presents the directions that human technology relations can develop in the future. The paper concludes with a discussion about how delineating the categories of humans and their relationships with technology will help us envision the future of 6G technologies.