Tech leaders in Davos share insights into Metaverse and AI plans

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Tech leaders at the World Economic Forum 2024's Davos summit share what's next for digital worlds and what stamping out misinformation ahead of elections could entail.

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00:00 What are the next steps for digital worlds?

00:02 Well, business leaders, including from Meta,

00:04 covered this at a panel discussion here in Davos,

00:07 where many of the CEOs of the biggest companies in the world

00:10 gathered this week for the World Economic Forum.

00:13 Well, the use cases for AI in the Metaverse were highlighted,

00:16 including plans to use it more in staff training,

00:19 youth education, and to share experiences

00:22 in the virtual world.

00:23 Well, regulators expressed concern, however,

00:25 about the tech developments and highlighted

00:28 how privacy laws for companies need to be considered,

00:31 as one size does not fit all as it stands.

00:34 Well, the upcoming elections were also discussed,

00:36 and what Meta and other tech giants are doing

00:39 to stamp out misinformation across platforms.

00:42 Well, panel member Sir Martin Sorrell,

00:44 who's the executive chair of S4 Capital,

00:47 shared his view with Euronews

00:48 on the task at hand for the tech giants.

00:51 Something like four billion people are going to the polls,

00:55 and I think there is 70 countries involved.

00:59 So the answer is it's going to be super tough.

01:02 But the answer to the question is, I think, self-regulation.

01:06 And the platforms are going to have to spend a lot of time

01:12 and effort on making sure that electorates are protected.

01:16 But of course, it's easier said than done.

01:19 So a tough one.

01:21 Angela Barnes, Euronews, at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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