With the rate at which artificial intelligence is integrating into our lives, there is no doubt that it will not end soon. Rather, the future appears to be a society that will only exist and thrive only through artificial intelligence. Experts believe that by 2030, specialized AI applications will be more common and useful, improving our economy and quality of life. The metaverse, on the other hand, already has us wrapped in its not-so-small fingers. From Facebook to Instagram, virtual reality, Whatsapp, and many other platforms, it is quite predictable that its empire will only expand further by 2030.
Forecasts for AI in 2030
According to a Harvard University report, the following eight areas of human activity in which AI technologies are already impacting urban life and will become even more prevalent by 2030: transportation, home/service robots, health care, education, entertainment, low-resource communities, public safety and security, employment, and the workplace will be fully AI-powered spaces.
Some of the most difficult challenges in the next 15 years will be developing safe and reliable hardware for self-driving cars and healthcare robots; gaining public trust in AI systems, particularly in low-resource communities; and overcoming fears that the technology will deprecate humans in the workplace.
There have been numerous breakthroughs in data analytics. The example of Watson – an IBM set of algorithms – has been very impressive in terms of managing huge amounts of data and ways of structuring the data so that patterns that would not have emerged otherwise can be seen.
That was a significant step. However, people frequently confuse that leap with machine intelligence and the way we think about intelligence in humans, which is simply not true. So, while the recent advances in data analytics are significant, they also leave a lot of room for humans to assist these systems. As a result, the collaboration of humans and these artificial intelligence technologies can be described as the wave of the future.
Metaverse’s reach in 2030
When fully realized, the metaverse promises to provide true-to-life sights, sounds and even smells, such as a tour of ancient Greece or a visit to a Seoul café, all from the comfort of your own home. The at-home traveler, outfitted with full-spectrum VR headsets, smart clothing, and tactile-responsive haptic gloves, can touch the Parthenon in Athens or taste the rich foam of a Korean dalgona coffee. One wouldn’t even need to be themself. Members of the metaverse could roam the Brazilian rainforest as a jaguar or take the court as LeBron James at Madison Square Garden.
Our imagination is the only limit. It is also expected that the metaverse will be able to create a customized and improved reality for each person by combining physical and behavioral biometrics, emotion recognition, sentiment analysis, and personal information.
While the metaverse industry is rapidly expanding, fueled by the pandemic that is keeping people at home, it is unclear whether one organization will eventually emerge as the dominant force, like Google, which contains currently a near-monopoly amidst search engines. One advantage of this trend is that, because it is a virtual platform, the chances of people getting physically hurt will be reduced, and it will also encourage people to move outside of their haven and try new things.
The only lingering question on this subject will be the legal implications of the metaverse. For instance, whether or not a marriage in the metaverse will be legal, or how a person who is assaulted in the metaverse will be punished. With the virtual avatar trend, there is a high risk of a false identity or identity theft, making it difficult to identify the right person and their physical address. This should be a major concern for all countries, as well as their legislative and criminal divisions.
