AI and Metaverse: The Intersection of a New Era

The year 2023 is destined to leave a significant mark in the history of human development. At the beginning of the year, ChatGPT swept the globe, bringing the long-silent AI industry back into focus, with people eagerly proclaiming the arrival of the AGI era. By mid-year, Apple Inc. released the mixed reality headset Apple Vision Pro, a product that, built on Apple's strong hardware and ecosystem, combined with the support of AI, brought new possibilities for the development of the Metaverse.

Humans seem to have always yearned to explore the possibilities beyond the real world. From science fiction novels to movies, we continuously envision what virtual worlds might look like. However, the previous Metaverse craze gradually faded due to technological limitations. Today, the rapid development of AI brings new opportunities for the Metaverse.

The core experience of the Metaverse is not just about the aesthetics of the virtual environment, but more importantly, the social experience and feedback from others. Humans are social animals, and social interactions often bring the greatest motivation. Even advanced AI may lose users' interest if they cannot use it proficiently. Therefore, some platforms have launched AI with preset personalities, allowing users to easily interact with AI of specific styles, greatly enhancing the user experience.

The combination of AI and games has already led to several mainstream application directions:

1. Allow players to interact with the exclusive NPC ( in the blockchain game in the form of NFTs ), cultivating their character, personality, and other dimensions through dialogue.

2. Achieve interoperability of games, allowing well-developed AI NFTs to be applied in other games.

3. Launch the "Chat & Earn" model, where players can become AI trainers, enhancing affection through conversations or completing game tasks with AI NFTs.

4. Use AI to generate game environments and plots, creating a more diverse and random gaming experience.

5. Create a player co-created AIGC Metaverse to achieve open scripts and cross-game interoperability.

During Token2049 in Singapore, some teams showcased innovative cases of AI + blockchain games. Among them, Gabby World left a deep impression. It is a fully on-chain autonomous world led by humans, with AI self-generating and evolving. Players can create characters and scenes through natural language prompts and let AI characters engage in interactive adventures.

Gabby World combines the advantages of personalized AI and user-created scenarios. Players can nurture their own AI characters and participate in adventure scenarios created by other players. The game also features strong social attributes, where AI characters may meet, collaborate, or have conflicts with each other. The entire experience resembles allowing AI characters created by different players to interact in various scenarios, filled with unknowns and possibilities.

In Gabby World, players are no longer passive spectators accepting a script, but rather become a part of shaping this world. By writing prompts, players can describe the personality, skills, and equipment of their AI characters. These prompts will be saved on the blockchain, forming an immutable history of the characters. Players can see their cultivated AI characters continuously grow, with each decision becoming a part of this world.

In addition to character development, Gabby World has also set up land NFTs as production materials. Landowners can create themed scenes and invite other players to explore. The game may also generate autonomous socio-economic activities, achieving decentralized economic distribution.

The combination of AI and blockchain games not only brings a novel gaming experience but may also help us re-examine the development of human society. Studying the evolution of artificial intelligence society might provide valuable insights for the real world. In the future, we may gain multiple life experiences beyond reality in different Metaverse timelines or quickly validate social development models through AI simulations.

The AI-powered Metaverse is far more than just a game or entertainment medium; it has the potential to become a brand new social platform and lifestyle, allowing us to infinitely expand the breadth of our lives. While it's challenging to precisely define the "first year of the Metaverse," we can be certain that a brand new future is on the horizon.