There is no doubt that AI will play a significant role in the future of the Metaverse. As we move more and more of our lives online, AI will be there to help us make sense of it all. From the infrastructure layer up to the experience layer, AI will be an essential part of the Metaverse.
AI can help create a more efficient and effective metaverse starting at the infrastructure layer. For example, AI can help manage traffic and resources, ensuring everything runs smoothly. AI can also help to keep the Metaverse safe by identifying and preventing potential security threats.
AI can play a vital role in moving up to the platform layer. For example, AI can help find the right people and places in the Metaverse based on your interests and needs. AI can also help communicate with others in the Metaverse by translating messages and understanding context.
Finally, at the experience layer, AI will be essential for creating immersive and believable experiences. For example, AI can generate realistic avatars that look and act like real people. AI can also create believable environments that feel like real places. In short, the Metaverse would be a very different place without AI.
AIOps
AIOps is integral to the Metaverse infrastructure because it helps manage all the necessary components, including hardware, software, and communications. The availability of these capabilities is critical to ensuring the robustness of the Metaverse infrastructure and providing actionable insights relevant to the upper layers. In addition, AIOps help to identify and resolve issues quickly and efficiently so that users can enjoy the Metaverse without interruption.
In addition, AIOps can help to improve performance by constantly monitoring for potential issues and taking proactive measures to prevent them from occurring. As the Metaverse continues to grow in popularity, the platform on which it runs must be able to scale accordingly. AIOps will play a vital role in ensuring that the Metaverse remains available and accessible to everyone who wants to use it.
Inclusive user interfaces
One of the keys to the potential success of the Metaverse is the promise of highly immersive experiences. However, while this can improve social interactions for some people, it can also become a massive wall for people with disabilities to access this future digital world. Not only that, people with low digital capabilities can find themselves out of this new social economy and experience. That is why AI for accessibility should play a fundamental role in guaranteeing the access of everyone to the Metaverse, despite their abilities.
Some relevant technologies in this space could be image recognition for people with visual disabilities, automatic translation, intelligent exoskeletons to interact with the digital world, and brain-computer interfaces for the most vulnerable. The development of these technologies is essential to ensure that everyone can enjoy the benefits of the Metaverse, regardless of their abilities.
Smart contracts
Yes, the Metaverse promises to democratize the internet, but it remains to be seen if that will happen. For example, Adidas’ recently launched NFT was sold out in less than a second, and one person could buy 330 in a single transaction. This incident shows that the power may move away from big corporations, but it does not seem it will return to the people. Instead, it seems that only those with technical skills will be able to take advantage of this new system. So while the Metaverse may hold the promise of democratization, it remains to be seen if that will come to fruition.
In the event of a large-scale attack on a blockchain network, identifying the source of the attack can be difficult. However, enhanced smart contracts incorporating AI could help trace the transactions back to their source. This ability would allow authorities to take action to prevent further attacks and track down the perpetrators. However, we should note that this would not be enough to stop blockchain transactions once they are complete. As such, we must take other measures to protect against these attacks.
AI as a creative partner
As AI technology continues to evolve, so does its potential for creative applications. For example, the latest Natural Language Processing (NLP) models, such as GPT-3, have opened the door to using AI as a creative partner, capable of generating creative writing based on user inputs. However, AI is not limited to writing; it can also create realistic images from text descriptions or simple drawings. This capability is possible thanks to technologies like OpenAI’s DALL-E or NVIDIA’s GauGAN2. We are already seeing the first examples of community-governed autonomous artists using these algorithms. However, with every new development, it becomes increasingly clear that our imagination only limits the boundaries of what AI can do.
Nuanced networking
Various efforts are already in place to create a more inclusive and safe experience for minority groups in social networks. AI should empower good practices such as preventing abuse and hate speech, calculating content relevance for minority groups, selecting features to avoid bias and observing ML observability. However, challenges remain. For example, how can we ensure that the Metaverse is accessible to everyone? And how can we ensure that people’s experiences in the Metaverse are positive and enriching? AI can help to improve social networking in the Metaverse by providing solutions to these challenges. For instance, we can use AI to create digital assistants to help people navigate the Metaverse and find relevant content. AI can also monitor user behavior and flag potentially harmful or abusive behavior. By harnessing the power of AI, we can make the Metaverse a more inclusive and safer place for everyone.
Enhanced experiences for all
The goal of the Experience layer is to create unique digital experiences for each user of the Metaverse. We can go about this in several ways, such as by adjusting the difficulty level of a game based on the player’s skill level or by customizing the sensory experiences in a virtual environment to suit an individual’s needs. Additionally, this layer can personalize education and training programs or create personalized fitness plans. By leveraging the power of AI, the Experience layer has the potential to create truly customized experiences that fit each user.
We are just beginning to scratch the surface of how AI can create differential and inclusive experiences in the Metaverse. Some ideas about how AI can contribute to this include using it to create avatar designs more representative of a broader range of people, generate personalized experiences tailored to individual users, and identify and puzzle potential harassment or abuse. These are just some ideas – we will see many creative use cases for AI in the future as we work towards making the Metaverse a more inclusive place for everyone.
