I-Metaverse njenge-dystopia: Ingabe i-metaverse ingakukhuthaza ukuwa komphakathi?

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I-Metaverse njenge-dystopia: Ingabe i-metaverse ingakukhuthaza ukuwa komphakathi?

I-Metaverse njenge-dystopia: Ingabe i-metaverse ingakukhuthaza ukuwa komphakathi?

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Njengoba i-Big Tech ihlose ukuthuthukisa i-metaverse, ukubhekisisa imvelaphi yomqondo kuveza imithelela ephazamisayo.
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    • Mashi 21, 2023

    Nakuba amafemu e-Big Tech emhlabeni wonke angase abheke kumetaverse njengesistimu yokusebenza yomhlaba yesikhathi esizayo, imithelela yayo ingase idinge ukuhlolwa kabusha. Njengoba umqondo uvela enganekwaneni yesayensi ye-dystopian, ukungalungi kwayo okungokwemvelo, njengoba kwethulwe ekuqaleni, kungase futhi kube nomthelela ekusetshenzisweni kwayo.

    I-Metaverse njengomongo we-dystopia

    Umqondo we-metaverse, umhlaba obonakalayo oqhubekayo lapho abantu bengahlola khona, bahlanganyele, futhi bathenge izimpahla, uthole ukunakwa okubalulekile kusukela ngo-2020, nezinkampani ezinkulu zobuchwepheshe nezokudlala ezisebenzela ukwenza lo mbono oseduze uphile. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukucabangela intuthuko engenza i-metaverse ibe ubuchwepheshe obungase bube yingozi futhi bucekele phansi. Ezinhlotsheni zezinganekwane zesayensi, njengohlobo lwe-cyberpunk, ababhali baye babikezela i-metaverse okwesikhashana. Imisebenzi enjalo ibuye yacubungula imiphumela yayo kanye nezinzuzo ezingaba khona kanye nokubi. 

    Amafemu e-Big Tech athathe imisebenzi, njengamanoveli athi Snow Crash kanye ne-Ready Player One, njengesikhuthazo sokwenza i-metaverse ibe khona. Noma kunjalo, le misebenzi eqanjiwe ibuye iveze i-metaverse njengendawo ye-dystopian. Uhlaka olunjalo lunomthelela ngokwemvelo lapho ukukhula kwe-metaverse kungase kuthathe khona futhi kufanele kuhlolwe. Okunye okukhathazayo ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi i-metaverse ithathe indawo yeqiniso futhi ihlukanise abantu ngabanye ekusebenzelaneni kwabantu. Njengoba kubonakala phakathi nobhadane lwe-COVID-2020 lwango-19, ukuthembela kubuchwepheshe kwezokuxhumana nezokuzijabulisa kunganciphisa ukusebenzelana ubuso nobuso kanye nokunqanyulwa okungenampilo emhlabeni. I-metaverse ingase ibhebhethekise lokhu kuthambekela, njengoba abantu bangase bathambekele kakhulu ekuchitheni isikhathi sabo emhlabeni obonakalayo kunokuba babhekane namaqiniso abuhlungu ngokuvamile. 

    Umthelela ophazamisayo

    Mhlawumbe umphumela onzima kakhulu ongaba khona we-metaverse ukhulisa ukungalingani okuvele kuba kubi kwezenhlalo, ikakhulukazi igebe lemali engenayo elandayo. Nakuba i-metaverse ingase inikeze amathuba amasha okuzijabulisa nomsebenzi, ukufinyelela kule nkundla kungase kukhawulelwe kulabo abangakwazi ukukhokhela ubuchwepheshe obudingekayo be-metaverse kanye noxhumo lwe-inthanethi. Lezi zidingo zingase ziqhubekisele phambili ukuhlukana kwedijithali, nemiphakathi encishwe amathuba kanye namazwe asathuthuka ezwa ubunzima bokulinganiselwa kobuchwepheshe. Ngisho nasemazweni athuthukile, ukuthunyelwa kwe-5G (kusukela ngo-2022) kusagxile kakhulu ezindaweni zasemadolobheni nasezikhungweni zebhizinisi.

    Abasekeli baphikisa ngokuthi i-metaverse ingaba inkundla entsha yokuthengisa izimpahla namasevisi edijithali kanye nokuthuthukisa ukuxhumana kwabantu ngobuchwepheshe. Kodwa-ke, kukhona ukukhathazeka mayelana nethuba lemodeli yebhizinisi elisekelwe ezikhangisweni ukudala ukungalingani, kanye nokwanda kokuhlukunyezwa ku-inthanethi, kanye nezindaba zobumfihlo bedatha nezokuphepha. Kuphinde kube nokukhathazeka ngokuthi i-metaverse ingaba nomthelela ekwazisweni okungelona iqiniso kanye ne-radicalization, njengoba ingase imiselele iqiniso labantu libe elihlanekezelwe. 

    Ukubhekwa kukazwelonke akuyona into entsha, kodwa kungase kube kubi kakhulu ngaphakathi kwe-metaverse. Izifundazwe ezigadayo nezinkampani zizokwazi ukufinyelela kwingcebo yedatha emayelana nemisebenzi yomuntu ngamunye, okwenza kube lula ukubona okuqukethwe ezikusebenzisayo, imibono ezigayayo, kanye nemibono yomhlaba eziyithathayo. Ezifundeni ezinobushiqela, kungaba lula ukukhomba “abantu abanentshisekelo” ngaphakathi kwe-metaverse noma ukuvinjelwa kwezinhlelo zokusebenza namasayithi ababona ukuthi acekela phansi amanani ombuso. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile kulabo abathintekayo ekuthuthukisweni kwe-metaverse ukubhekana futhi banciphise le mithelela emibi engaba khona.

    Imiphumela ye-metaverse njenge-dystopia

    Imiphumela ebanzi ye-metaverse njenge-dystopia ihlanganisa:

    • I-metaverse enomthelela ezindabeni zempilo yengqondo, njengokudangala nokukhathazeka, njengoba abantu bengase babe bodwa futhi banqanyulwe emhlabeni wangempela.
    • Imvelo egxilile futhi ehehayo ye-metaverse eholela emazingeni akhulayo e-inthanethi noma umlutha wedijithali.
    • Ukuwohloka kwamamethrikhi ezempilo esikalini sabantu ngenxa yokwenyuka kwamazinga okuhlala unganyakazi kanye nezindlela zokuphila ezingazodwa okubangelwa ukusetshenziswa kwe-metaverse egxilile.
    • Izizwe zisebenzisa i-metaverse ukusabalalisa inkulumo-ze nemikhankaso yokusabalalisa ulwazi.
    • Izinkampani ezisebenzisa i-metaverse ukuze zivune idatha engenamkhawulo yokukhangisa okuqondiswe nakakhulu abantu abangeke besakwazi ukukubona kokuqukethwe okuvamile.

    Imibuzo okufanele icatshangelwe

    • Yiziphi ezinye izindlela lapho i-metaverse ingagcina iyi-dystopia?
    • Ohulumeni bangaqinisekisa kanjani ukuthi izingxenye eziyinkinga ze-metaverse ziyalawulwa?

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