In the second part of his series of articles on the Metaverse, AI engineer Douglas Amante takes a look at what the discovery layer of the Metaverse is and how healthcare-related applications fit in as they become an increasingly integral part of people’s lives.

Users interact with screen objects in Web 2.0, but the metaverse seeks to take this further with Web 3.0, enabling fully immersive, 3D experiences - one of seven layers of the metaverse. Of the myriad potential applications of this tech, none has more consequence than healthcare.

AI engineer Douglas Amante examines how an emergent system based on a neuro-symbolic interpretation learning agent can be applied to healthcare environments to form a universal AI workspace, and what this will mean for doctor-patient, healer-patient, and nurse-patient relationships, administrative efficiency, the level of healthcare equity across income groups, and patient health outcomes.

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are well-known for their decentralized nature, but what if decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) were used to disrupt the healthcare industry as well, making it more distributed and personalized? This could also have implications for the sharing and storing of electronic medical records (EMR), as well as pandemic containment and prevention.

Artificial intelligence engineer Douglas Amante believes convergence between machines and humans is inevitable, and the goal is to develop and build an artificial general intelligence system to interact with humans and other AGI systems.