The Metaverse, Digital Identity, and Artificial Intelligence: Ethical Matrix for Algorithmic Sustainability

Elisabet Bolarín-Miró (), M. Mercedes Carmona-Martínez () and Asunción López-Arranz ()
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Elisabet Bolarín-Miró: Catholic University of San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM)
M. Mercedes Carmona-Martínez: Catholic University of San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM)
Asunción López-Arranz: University Institute of Maritime Studies and EDaSS Research Group, University of A Coruña

Chapter Chapter 2 in Human Resource Development for Sustainability and Social Responsibility, 2026, pp 15-32 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Humanity is facing an unprecedented convergence of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Virtual Reality, Extended Reality, the Metaverse, and Smart Cities. This article offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the legal boundaries, technological opportunities and challenges, and regulatory mechanisms necessary to ensure algorithmic sustainability within the Metaverse. It addresses critical issues related to privacy, security, digital governance, and state sovereignty, with particular emphasis on the role of digital identity and artificial intelligence in shaping new forms of citizenship and governance. The analysis is structured around two key questions and concludes with an ethical, action-oriented framework for future implementation.

Keywords: Metaverse; Digital identity; Artificial intelligence; Algorithmic sustainability; Digital ethics; Governance; Smart cities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-09683-8_2

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