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International Metaverse Association (IMA) · Sogang Graduate School of Virtual Convergence
📖 June 2026 Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 6
Paper of the Month
Unlocking MZ's Luxury Wallets: New Study Reveals Influencer Power Beyond Traditional Expertise

A 2025 study challenges traditional marketing, finding that influencer expertise does not drive luxury purchases among the MZ generation. Analyzing 492 MZ consumers, researchers rejected the hypothesis linking influencer expertise to consumer self-satisfaction. This signals a new era for luxury bran

류성훈 · Jun 3, 2026
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[Paper Review] Can Technology Create Idols?: Examining the Vatican AI Document
Kim Ji-yeon's paper explores why humans feel awe before their own creations, examining the Vatican's AI ethics document as a case study in technology, religion, and AI governance.
류성훈 · May 21, 2026
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[Paper Review] Will Future Talent Be Defined by AI Optimization Rather Than Ability?
This paper reveals how AI-era fairness issues extend beyond human group discrimination to technical-stylistic power structures where generative AI and evaluative AI recognize and prefer each other.
류성훈 · May 20, 2026
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[Paper Review] How AI-Centrism Alienates Humanity
David Matta's 2026 paper argues that modern society has begun using AI as a reference point for evaluating human values and capabilities — a phenomenon he calls 'AI-centrism.'
류성훈 · May 14, 2026
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