Today, the metaverse space is growing rapidly in terms of hype and the number of new project launches — so much so that the industry market size is expected to grow from $100.27 billion in 2022 to $1,527.55 billion in 2029. But how many of these new projects are even remotely capable of realizing the actual vision set?
We’re still a long way from seeing the real metaverse
Many of the Metaverse Development Company projects that have been launched are in the field of games. More often than not, however, these projects simply combine standard gaming features with virtual reality and NFTs. A true metaverse, in the sense of a digital parallel universe to our analog world, a digitally simulated reality in which a participant can participate in a variety of social, economic, recreational and artistic activities in a variety of self-organized groups and settings, has not yet been realized .
Achieving this complete vision requires easy user portability, a large number of different Metaverse shards, and easy user construction of new places and spaces — we are still developing the technology for this vision.
An underrated fact about Metaverse is that it fundamentally needs to embed artificial intelligence at its core in order to provide an enduring user value proposition. Mark Zuckerberg is well aware of this, but most people entering the crypto world are not AI-oriented. But how exactly will AI improve the Metaverse?
Solving the “Sparsely Populated Metaverse” Problem
The competition among developers will bring early adopters into a sparsely populated world — a problem that AI can solve.
The Metaverse Development Services presents a huge opportunity for new and existing tech companies to expand their offerings and create new revenue streams. Over 160 companies are currently developing their worlds — each competing to be the leading Metaverse provider. It’s unlikely that we’ll have “one vendor to rule them all,” but instead will have a plethora of options available to us, each with its own unique offering.
The benefit of this is a more diverse environment for end users who will be able to choose from a variety of experiences. The downside is that with so many platforms vying for the user’s attention and offering so many different experiences, the various meta-fields will be very sparse in the early days. Since interacting with the Metaverse is an inherently social experience, this raises a huge question.
AI-driven non-player characters can greatly help solve the problem of sparsely populated virtual worlds. Being one of the first users of a new world can feel momentarily exciting — but if there’s no one to interact with and do interesting things to do, it can quickly lose its appeal. A society where AI characters build, converse, play music, create art, and buy and sell can turn a virtual ghost town into a shimmering hotbed of digital activity.
This would result in countless vivid worlds, which would inspire more people to join the Metaverse — eventually reaching a point where non-player characters (NPCs) would be a bonus, not a necessity.
Guide the user through the Metaverse
Since many tech companies are developing their own metaverses, users need to be able to not only choose which objects they want to interact with, but also to be able to move seamlessly between each individual metaverse. Therefore, blockchain will be an important tool. The blockchain allows easy transfer between all the small, manageable chunks of data that make up the shards of the blockchain network. This feature of the technology will allow users to easily move between each unique meta domain. However, there is another problem with moving between worlds: the user needs to understand each new world they enter.
It is estimated that by 2026, 25% of the population will be using the Metaverse every day. From first-time users who need a comprehensive introduction, to jumping between tech-savvy worlds, everyone needs guidance in every new metaworld they spend time in.
With such a large population spanning across worlds, it would be impossible for humans to manage the necessary number of introductions. The most effective way to introduce users to each Metaverse Intergration Services is to use the AI guide. The guide will be able to explain to the user all the information needed in the personal world, ensuring the best possible user experience.
Build a truly digital world
Perhaps the most profound benefit AI will bring to the Metaverse lies in the realm of worldbuilding. AI providers will be able to use neural networks (the processing power behind AI), neuro-symbolic AI (AI technology with advanced learning capabilities), and related technologies to generate customized scenarios for each user. This can be achieved by asking the user to describe some details about the desired scene, and then having the AI generate a full description of said scene.
The provider can then use another neural network that takes the input verbal description and brings it to life using virtual reality technology. Then putting these two neural models together, we get a system that takes partial suggestions from the user about potential scenes and automatically launches a full VR experience, incorporating and expanding on the user’s suggestions.
This will be fine-tuned over time as more scenarios are produced. Once there is a large enough community of users utilizing these features to create unique content, artificial intelligence can be used to data mine it all — looking for common patterns and then using these to generate additional material and bias its users to lead content Style creation.
Realistic and unrealistic scenarios can then be inferred from human mass thought and guided using an interactive storytelling interface that lets each user choose the unique scenario they want to experience. AI will eventually be used to create immersive content in the Metaverse.
All of these use cases point to the urgent need for AI services that work in tandem with VR and blockchain technology. As the Metaverse grows in popularity, we’ll see money pouring in — to help create the needed technology. As AI technologies are properly deployed, they will unleash the true potential of the Metaverse, and we will see the development of exciting digital landscapes alongside our analog world.
