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There exists an ecosystem of technological development geared towards translating human-centric value between the physical and the digital realms. Virtual Reality, Blockchain, and Social Media have created the foundations of a relatively new school of thought being explored in many modernized markets around the world.
Some people are referring to this new paradigm as the ‘Metaverse’, others have white labeled the proposed system as a ‘ but the general concept remains the same: How can we track valuable human engagement in digital systems?
I have simplified some of my thoughts regarding the collective direction of this development into three statements to guide the design of these systems which I will qualify below:
1. The value of human interaction in a digital space is scalar
First, the idea that the value of human interaction in digital spaces is based on the magnitude of engagement and not the social direction that interaction takes is fundamentally important to understand.
Simplified, this concept pertains to the idea that whether or not the content generated, or ideas shared, are inherently ‘good’, the potential value of that data is abstracted from that ethical bias, and the momentum of that engagement is held to a free market where all other goods and services are also abstracted from that bias.
There are some limitations to this idea when utilitarian principals are ignored and content creation or dissemination imposes harm onto another being; the value in this sense can only be a net negative for the creator which should not be introduced into the market.
2. Human interaction with synthetic data ensures that value is produced
Second, ‘Human interaction with synthetic data ensures that value is produced’ is an attempt to express the notion that humans and non-human entities coexist in the same digital space and will continue to do so. In this cohabitation, humans must be able to interact with any kind of data regardless if created by another human, or a bot.
However, the idea that AI, Avatars, NPCs, and robots are all synthetic entities that exist specifically to emulate real human interactionsis growing so quickly that many thought leaders forget that this environment actually limits the potential value of real human actors in the same space.
Others are calling for clear and concise sperations of powers between human and artificial intelligence. Elon Mu
Some people are referring to this new paradigm as the ‘Metaverse’, others have white labeled the proposed system as a ‘ but the general concept remains the same: How can we track valuable human engagement in digital systems?
I have simplified some of my thoughts regarding the collective direction of this development into three statements to guide the design of these systems which I will qualify below:
1. The value of human interaction in a digital space is scalar
First, the idea that the value of human interaction in digital spaces is based on the magnitude of engagement and not the social direction that interaction takes is fundamentally important to understand.
Simplified, this concept pertains to the idea that whether or not the content generated, or ideas shared, are inherently ‘good’, the potential value of that data is abstracted from that ethical bias, and the momentum of that engagement is held to a free market where all other goods and services are also abstracted from that bias.
There are some limitations to this idea when utilitarian principals are ignored and content creation or dissemination imposes harm onto another being; the value in this sense can only be a net negative for the creator which should not be introduced into the market.
2. Human interaction with synthetic data ensures that value is produced
Second, ‘Human interaction with synthetic data ensures that value is produced’ is an attempt to express the notion that humans and non-human entities coexist in the same digital space and will continue to do so. In this cohabitation, humans must be able to interact with any kind of data regardless if created by another human, or a bot.
However, the idea that AI, Avatars, NPCs, and robots are all synthetic entities that exist specifically to emulate real human interactionsis growing so quickly that many thought leaders forget that this environment actually limits the potential value of real human actors in the same space.
Others are calling for clear and concise sperations of powers between human and artificial intelligence. Elon Mu