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The big picture:<\/strong> While the metaverse seems to solve some contemporary problems, such as delivering practical presentations with quasi-physical objects in a work-from-home scenario, it does lend to some dystopian connotations. The movie The Matrix and the comic book Peace of Mind both warn that the AIs and corporations controlling the metaverse do not necessarily have humanity’s wellbeing at the top of their priority list. <\/p>\n

The metaverse<\/a> seems to be the next in-thing in the tech world. Everybody is talking about it, and seemingly every Big Tech<\/a> company<\/a> wants<\/a> in on the ground floor. Mark Zuckerberg is so enthusiastic about the metaverse he changed<\/a> Facebook’s name to “Meta.”<\/p>\n

For those unfamiliar with the metaverse idea, the concept is to create a virtual universe within the real universe where people can interact without leaving their homes. Think of work meetings with avatars that can move around a virtual room instead of Zoom meetings (below). Coupled with NFTs, metaverse denizens can even “own” things that do not exist.<\/p>\n

However, not everyone is onboard the metaverse train. Ken Kutaragi, the inventor of the PlayStation and former CEO of Sony’s gaming division, told Bloomberg that he couldn’t see the point<\/a> of a “quasi-real” world.<\/p>\n