The mistrust in Technology, the fear of AI, is nothing else than the mistrust in humankind. We expect danger from technology. We maybe even look forward to it. As a bit of a thrill. But we will ultimately choose ourselves to become obsolete, just redundant, deceived, manipulated or nudged.
Not a day without its litany of advice: don’t eat this, don’t eat that, drive like this, not like that, don’t go there, go there … And when the advice stops, then the incentives, the nudging, or even the orders start. You will take the bus. You will insulate your windows. You will agree. You will eat your broccoli. ...
Disclaimer: this article was neither suggested, written nor corrected by any AI. Actually, ChatGPT desperately tried to prevent me from writing it, either because it is that uninteresting or because it is disturbing its masterplan to dominate the world (/cue evil cackle). Freewill in action. Here goes nothing. Nostradamus predicted...
Or how I learnt to stop worrying and started loving ChatGPT Technology is the future. The future is technology. I was born, raised with this vision, this mantra. It has been a fact for most of our lives, regardless of generation. Not anymore. After despondently flicking through articles, ads, conference...
Once upon a time, physical boundaries were clear and established. Then artists started playing with conventional perceptions. Falstaff talks directly to the audience in Shakespeare. Greek actors play from within the audience. Art has always played on conventional perceptions and boundaries, making fantasy spill out into the audience’s reality. This...
To maximise revenue opportunities, core agreements on exchange values are needed that go beyond the financial instruments existing today. A present-day Bretton Woods conference to agree the basic principles and mechanisms of the metaverse in all its financial aspects.
The metaverse will decide what you can do, where you can go and what you can see. It will make your reality tailor-made. It will set your access rights. As the metaverse will merge all digital and physical realities, checks and balances are needed.
Registration to the metaverse defines you and what you can access, like a passport. A unique online identifier is needed. Should social media companies assume this authority?
What is the metaverse? With no satisfying definition, vision or even explanation out there, I decided to do the analysis. Here is my conclusion.
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