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.