The metaverse is fraught with “dire dangers” and humanity needs to take control of it before it’s too late. About it stated Professor at Hope University of Liverpool Dr. David Reid.
An expert in artificial intelligence and spatial computing has called for urgent discussions on how to protect metaverse users before the technology becomes a reality in the next five to ten years.
“We need a reliable system to control the metaverse. We are clearly in the very early stages, but we need to start talking about threats right now, ”Reid said.
According to the professor, these risks are associated with the general control of the technology, as well as the collection and protection of data.
He added that the threats posed by the creation of the metaverse are not inferior in importance to the risks associated with the widespread deployment of artificial intelligence.
“The ultimate goal of the metaverse is not just virtual and augmented reality, but mixed reality. The combination of the digital and physical worlds can be so ubiquitous that the virtual and the real will become indistinguishable, ”said the professor.
He stressed that most of the prototype mixed reality helmets are equipped with a variety of sensors and cameras that track different parts of the person’s body, as well as his physical condition. This allows you to generate a huge set of valuable data about users, which at this stage of the development of the sphere is not protected in any way.
“And that’s why we need a control system,” the expert added.
As an example of regulation, the doctor cited Internet technology standards developed by an independent consortium W3C… According to him, the organization encourages involvement and knowledge sharing, which builds trust on a global scale and affects the functioning of the world wide web.
Nonetheless, Reed acknowledged that the metaverse is the next evolutionary step in “not only the Internet, but computing in general,” which, despite its shortcomings, has a number of advantages.
Earlier, Cryplogger understood the history of the formation of virtual worlds and the role of cryptocurrencies in this industry of the future.
As part of the presentation, the company demonstrated realistic avatars, the environment for their existence, as well as a neural interface that allows them to be controlled.
