The Metaverse, with Ashish Kumar Singh

This is a video about The Metaverse, with Ashish Kumar Singh 00:00 The Metaverse, with Ashish Kumar Singh 00:00 theme song (written, performed and mixed by Neal Rosenfeld, sang by Jennifer Youngs) 00:35 welcoming message 00:42 introducing Ashish Kumar Singh 01:42 some remarks 02:38 introduction to the metaverse 04:36 Digital Twins 05:10 a trillion dollar opportunity for the world 05:36 it's not just for gaming 06:03 the metaverse as the next evolution of the the social network experience 08:04 the mataverse, genZ technology and concerns about seperating us further from nature 09:36 can the metaverse impoverish our experience of the world? 10:00 the responsibility rests in the hands of technologists 10:33 the metaverse is not a replacement of our world, it should serve specific functions 11:17 an immersive pre-history museum 12:20 enterprice metaverse 13:36 the need for three dimensionality; why not just websites? 14:43 why not just chatbots on websites: the need for decentralisation 15:50 when the metaverse is the answer to your problems 16:23 centralized, decentralized ...what does it mean? 17:35 the metaverse is just a frontend 17:39 the choice of backend is what separates the centralized from the decentralized 18:08 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) 18:35 why would anyone want to own land in a metaverse? 19:58 if the organization has head-quarters, it's not decentralized 21:14 common confusion 22:20 Spacial; an easy to use and engaging centralized metaverse 22:42 community building 23:09 network effects 23:57 the economics of land: a finite resource 26:18 revolutionary aplications of the metaverse in medicine 28:32 when the internet isn't working 29:36 what could go wrong? 34:50 the governance layer helps safeguard against and react to unforseen ethical shortcomings 36:42 a global system can clash with local ethics 41:14 should we always innovate for innovation sake or are is innovation a conscious choice? 42:12 the commercial misuse of cultural relativity 44:17 highlight from Ashish: learn about the metaverse! 45:23 implications of the metaverse on the future of work 47:19 keep a balance between being present in the world and doing things in the metaverse 47:39 expressing appreciation for the conversation 47:54 what's next on the show?