元宇宙:“虚实”交融新型社会中的道德问题讨论

Metaverse: Discussion on Moral Issues in the New Society of Blending “Virtual and Real”

信息技术的发展为人类在虚拟领域开辟了一个新的社会——元宇宙。2021年以来元宇宙议题格外瞩目,它是基于信息技术对于现实社会的复刻与超越,反映了未来技术革命的走向,也承载着人们对于科技改变生活的渴望。元宇宙作为一种模糊的概念集合,拟设计一个“源于现实”又“高于现实”虚拟社会。这个构想在充满机遇的同时也不乏潜在的道德风险。本文通过对元宇宙概念与特征的梳理,进而分析其中存在的一些道德问题,以期促进元宇宙的良性构建与长远发展。

The development of information technology has opened up a new society for mankind in the vir-tual field—the metaverse. Since 2021, the metaverse issue has attracted special attention, which is based on the reproduction and transcendence of information technology for real society, reflecting the trend of the future technological revolution, and carrying people’s desire for technology to change their lives. As a vague collection of concepts, the metaverse intends to design a virtual society that “originates from reality” and is “higher than reality”. This idea is full of opportunities but also potential moral hazard. By combing the concepts and characteristics of the metaverse, this paper analyzes some ethical issues in it, in order to promote the benign construction and long-term development of the metaverse.