Dystopian Nightmare or Breakthrough Technology: Metaverse Keynote Debate

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Lecture/Speaker Cyber Data Security Democracy Digital Planet Free Speech Intelligence Security Studies Social Media Technology

Wed, Jan 26, 2022

12:30 PM – 2 PM EST (GMT-5)

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Join Tufts Gordon Institute for a virtual Keynote Debate as industry experts discuss the Metaverse and its implications on society as we know it. But what is the Metaverse: a benign breakthrough technology or a dystopian nightmare vision of the future? Mark Zuckerberg believes the Metaverse is the future of the internet, creating a hyper-real world in which people can coexist. Critics, however, point to the risks to privacy, free expression, and heightened political and social polarization characterized by the current version of the internet. Tune in on January 26th at 12:30PM to gain insight into varied perspectives on this complex and cutting-edge topic.