Ubiquitous computing no longer only senses context and adapts services. As AI, XR, and wearable interfaces become embedded in everyday life, they shape what people notice and how situations are read. A navigation system can foreground some routes over others; an XR interface can reveal layers of a place we would not otherwise see.
These systems bring real gains in accessibility, mobility, and participation. They also risk fragmenting shared understanding and concentrating who sees what.
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