The Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) ; Development of Foundational Technologies and Rules for Expansion of the Virtual Economy
"Development of Interverse technology to enhance human communication"
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The report “Ethical, Legal, and Social Issue (ELSI) Considerations for Social Implementation of the Interverse” has been published.
This publication was developed to anticipate and address the unintended consequences—specifically ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI)—that may arise from the adoption and dissemination of the Interverse*.
The first half of the document presents potential ELSI scenarios through short narratives, while the second half identifies and categorizes the key issues emerging from these scenarios. This publication is designed to be read in any order, according to the reader's interests.
*Definition of the Interverse: The "Interverse" is a conceptual framework referring to the fusion of the virtual "Metaverse" and the physical "Universe," as well as the services facilitated by this integration.
Authors:
ELSI Team, “Research and Development Project for Interverse Technology that Extends Communication”
Kotaro Osawa, Yusuke Kishita, Shunsuke Sugimoto, Jooho Park, Husna Zainal Abidin, Bach Quang Ho, Koichi Mikami, Kentaro Watanabe, Takashi Okuma
Column Authors:
Shinnosuke Iwaki (Director, VRM Consortium)
Yuki Nakamura (Managing Partner, Nakamura Law Offices)
Tadashi Mima (Director, Hitachi Consulting Co., Ltd. / Project Professor, Keio University Graduate School of Media and Governance)
Design:
Tomoko Katsumata (AIST)
● Inquiries: M-sip-iv-elsi-ml [at] aist.go.jp
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