Meta believes that the coexistence of the metaverse and artificial intelligence will reshape pre-job training and vocational education

News on May 17, according to ITBEAR Technology Information, senior executives of meta (the parent company of Facebook) believe that the metaverse and generative artificial intelligence can coexist, and will provide pre-job training and Vocational education brings revolutionary changes. meta currently uses Metaverse technology as a tool to help train employees and is working to revive public interest in the Metaverse. This statement shows that although artificial intelligence is currently attracting attention, meta has not given up its pursuit of the metaverse.

At the Future of Work Summit in Washington, meta’s President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg Clegg said that augmented reality and virtual reality have a revolutionary role in pre-job training and vocational education. “I firmly believe that one of the biggest applications of augmented reality and virtual reality is to dramatically improve the level of learning new skills,” Clegg said, pointing to applications of Metaverse technology in skilled trades, schools and aged care.

Although people’s enthusiasm for the Metaverse is gradually fading, meta’s Metaverse business unit Reality Lab has recently made layoffs, but Clegg remains optimistic. He said it will take about 10 to 15 years for the technology to mature, become affordable and become widespread in society.

According to ITBEAR technology information, meta’s virtual reality headset has been purchased by Interplay Learning CEO Doug Donavan is used to train plumbers in trades including HVAC systems and electrical services. Donavan said the technology has helped the company develop a new type of training that gets people ready for work in five to six weeks instead of months. However, while more and more industry employers are committing to VR, there are still some barriers to actual adoption of the technology. “People are not completely sold on it,” Donavin said at the event, noting that convincing them of the technology’s potential remains a struggle.

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