世界经济论坛-元宇宙身份：在混合现实中定义自我（英）

Metaverse Identity: Defining the Self in a Blended RealityI N S I G H T R E P O R TM A R C H 2 0 2 4In collaboration with AccentureImages: Getty Images, MidjourneyDisclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders.© 2024 World Economic Forum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system.ContentsForeword 3Executive summary 4Introduction 51 Metaverse identity 71.1 A story about metaverse identity 81.2 The role of identity 81.3 What is metaverse identity? 102 Inferring identity from data 132.1 Your metaverse identity generates data 142.2 How metaverse identity data is processed matters 142.3 AI/ML’s role in inferred data 152.4 New lexicon required to describe metaverse identity 162.5 Data processing trade-offs 163 Identification (ID) in the metaverse 183.1 Digital ID and representation 193.2 Bifurcating digital ID and representation 203.3 New form factors of digital ID 213.4 Know-your-customer in the metaverse 213.5 Requirement for a nuanced digital identity approach 224 Representation through metaverse identity 234.1 Presentation through multiple identities and spaces 244.2 Representation across realities 254.3 Dysmorphia and depersonalization-derealization 265 Digital entities in the metaverse 275.1 What are digital entities? 285.2 Responsible digital entity design 305.3 Accountability and digital entities 326 Education is key 34Conclusion 36Contributors 37Endnotes 43Metaverse Identity: Redefining Identity for a Blended Reality2ForewordThe metaverse aims to be the future of the internet – a spatial, social internet experience that uses existing and emerging technologies to seamlessly blend physical and digital worlds. With recent developments in generative artificial intelligence (AI), metaverse creation and growth may expand. While media announcements about AI and the metaverse may compete for media attention, they are, in fact, partners in this digital evolution.The metaverse will act as a conduit to blend the digital world with the physical world and transform how people interact with information, others and their surroundings. One of the central elements in this advancement is “identity”. In May 2022, the World Economic Forum launched the Defining and Building the Metaverse Initiative, which orchestrates an integrated approach to the development and governance of the metaverse. The initiative is divided into two workstreams: governance and economic and social value creation. It seeks