guarding the digital order

Surely everyone has heard about NFTs, most even know what it is. For those who are not quite in the know, NFT (non-fungible token) is a non-fungible token. In simple terms, it is a technology that makes a digital object unique. Those. it creates a property that a digital object initially did not have and seemed to be unable to have, since everything that is digital can be copied. We've lived through the rise of this technology, seen tokens worth millions of dollars, and witnessed its fall. Most didn’t even understand it: how can this simple picture cost so much? Someone rushed to draw their own and put it up for sale, hoping to make good money. But the hype passed, they began to forget about NFTs, but the technology itself has not gone away. Does she have a chance? Will she find her place in our lives?

The answer, oddly enough, may come from a completely different area – artificial intelligence. We are all familiar with the achievements of generational models that create impressive pictures, music, videos, allowing you to edit photos in a matter of seconds, replace your voice, etc. We have stepped onto the threshold of the era of digital anarchy, when trust in digital content is rapidly being lost, everything can be edited and faked. And here NFT can come to the rescue, but at a new technological level, NFT 2.0. This technology should become more accessible to mass users, when user-created content will be issued in the form of a token indicating the authorship and copyright holder. Each user will have their own unique key and digital signature. NFT generation will be built into the OS of computers and smartphones, where simply by checking a box when saving another selfie we will receive an NFT. By looking through photographs or videos, you can see information about the author and owner… At this point, the Worldcoin project immediately comes to mind, supporters of the global conspiracy theory begin to get nervous and I understand them perfectly. But progress is inexorable and in most cases we play only the role of extras, although of course everyone makes the choice for themselves.

Also, the widespread introduction of NFT 2.0 technologies will most likely require additional changes to the legislative acts of countries to legitimize such objects of digital law, but that is another story.