In 1992, the famous American sci-fi master Neil Stephenson first mentioned the concept of metaverse in his novel Avalanche, describing that people connect terminal devices through wearable products such as earphones and eyepieces to enter computers as virtual identities. Design the scene of the virtual world. No one thought that this scene in science fiction would soon become a reality after nearly thirty years of development.
Metaverse is undoubtedly the most popular concept at present. The game company Roblox, as the first listed company to include the concept of Metaverse in its prospectus, has been sought after by funds since its listing, detonating the capital market in the Metaverse. field competition. From Google, Microsoft, Amazon to Facebook, Tencent, Ali, almost all the technology giants you can think of have already deployed in the metaverse field.
The Metaverse concept integrates a number of leading technologies, including 5G, cloud computing, blockchain, AR/VR, etc. With the continuous development of these technologies, the Metaverse is also evolving at an unexpected speed to map the real world, The virtual space, which is independent of the real world, has brought great changes to peoples work and life. In the future, peoples work and life can be realized in the Metaverse.
Technology has always been a double-edged sword. If we cant grasp the proper use of technology, it will inevitably cause backlash against human beings. Since the metaverse incorporates a number of new technologies, if they are not used reasonably and properly, the impact on human beings may also be devastating. In this article, Jiao Yang wants to explain the crisis that the metaverse may cause to future human beings from several angles.
one. immersive experience
The biggest feature of the metaverse is to bring people an immersive experience, making people forget the cruelty of the real world and indulge in the indulgent and joyful experience of the virtual world. With the assistance of technologies such as AI, VR, and brain-computer interface, this experience is more in-depth and real, making people addicted to it and losing themselves. As the metaverse becomes more and more popular, more people will participate in it, and more and more people will become addicted to the virtual world, which will inevitably have a serious impact on the development of human society.
I believe that many people have seen many similar sci-fi blockbusters. Human beings are addicted to the virtual world designed by computers. The virtual world has gradually become a cage for human beings. The scene of The Matrix may come true. At present, our understanding of technologies such as AR is not very deep, and whether these technologies will have catastrophic consequences for the future of mankind is still unknown.
two. AI replaces humans
The scientific community has always been controversial about artificial intelligence. The great scientist Hawking once said bluntly: artificial intelligence is the most serious mistake in human history, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence will lead to the end of mankind. We can understand artificial intelligence as a machine learning process, but this learning process is terribly fast. The knowledge that human children learn in a few years of growth can be mastered by artificial intelligence in a few days.
Whether artificial intelligence can surpass human intelligence has always been a controversial topic in the scientific community, but a human-machine Go game is enough to illustrate the problem. In 2017, Googles Go robot AlphaGo and the world Go champion Ke Jie had a human-machine battle, and AlphaGo finally won 3:0. In the future, robots will replace humans in many aspects of work, but are humans really ready? Can artificial intelligence take over humans with confidence?
3. Blockchain is no longer reliable
Blockchain technology is also a widely used technology in the metaverse, and it is the foundation of the virtual economy of the metaverse, making the metaverse more attractive. At present, the development of blockchain has become the focus of the development of various countries. Blockchain is widely used in many industries due to its decentralized and non-tamperable characteristics.
Blockchain is an absolutely trustworthy technology in the current society, but will it still be the case in the future where artificial intelligence is highly developed? The reason we trust blockchain technology so much is because we maintain absolute trust in machines (computers) and codes. And one day, when we discover that these machines are actually more intelligent than humans, and even have their own ideology, then these machines will become very uncontrollable.
The so-called decentralization of the blockchain actually makes the machine the center, and after the high development of artificial intelligence, the machine has consciousness, and the blockchain is no longer decentralized. The data on the blockchain exists in countless terminals. For the artificial intelligence of the Internet of Everything, these data are not immutable.
The above is just a little bit of personal thinking about the arrival of the metaverse era, and hope is unfounded. The concept of the metaverse is indeed very exciting, but we should always remain in awe of technology.
