UAE Minister of Artificial Intelligence, Omar Sultan Al Olama, has called for “serious crimes” to be criminalized in the metaverse. He writes about CNBC.

According to him, the realistic nature of any metaverse would allow people to be “terrorized” in ways that are not currently possible.

“If I send you a WhatsApp message […] it may scare you, but it is unlikely to cause it. PTSDsaid al-Olamah.

He added that “killing” an avatar in a realistic virtual environment could lead to aggressive retaliation.

Al Olama called International Telecommunication Union Discuss setting international security standards for the metadatabase that people must comply with regardless of jurisdiction. As an example, he cited general Internet standards that prevent drug trafficking and child pornography.

Metaverse Product Director Chris Cox also talked about the need to develop international standards for metaverse.

“Maybe it will be something like the rating system we have for movies, music, and other types of content so parents or teens can get a feel for the rules of the medium they’re going into,” he said.

Recall that in May, the Dubai cryptocurrency market regulator announced the opening of its headquarters in The Sandbox.

In April, a former Meta employee warned of the threat to privacy in the metadatabase.