UN 287 - Cortney Harding. How We’ll BLANK Next.

Up Next with Gabriella Mirabelli

In today’s podcast Cortney Harding provides valuable insights into the metaverse, its potential, and the ethical considerations that come with AI, making it a fascinating conversation for anyone interested in the future of technology and virtual experiences.

Topics include:

• Futurist Timeframes: Think in terms of a 5-to-10-year time horizon. Further spans lapse into the realm of science fiction due to unpredictability.
• Ethical Considerations: Explore ethical implications of recreating loved ones or past relationships within the Metaverse, highlighting the need for protocols and consent mechanisms.
• AI Assistance: AI could potentially alleviate mundane tasks and facilitate more efficient customer service. The key to implementation, according to Courtney, lies in consent and proper management.
• AI Verification: the necessity of consent and verification in AI use, highlighting issues arising from unverified and unauthorized information scrapings.
• Measuring Metaverse Success: For effective engagement in the Metaverse, take a community-first, sales-second approach. Successful implementation involves ongoing investment and proper resource allocation.
• Generational and Cultural Perspectives: There are notably different attitudes towards the Metaverse based on geographical location, with developing countries showing more excitement than developed nations.