 Meta's event, titled "Inside the lab: Building for the metaverse with AI," highlights the role of artificial intelligence in the metaverse. The platform will leverage AI, VR, AR, blockchain, and 5G technologies to power the virtual world. More: - Meta had announced that the company is building an AI supercomputer, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, "Today, we're going to focus on perhaps the most important foundational technology of our time: artificial intelligence."
- The kinds of experiences that we will have in the future will be far more advanced, with things that we have not yet seen as we enter into "an immersive version of the internet," said Zuckerberg.
- AI will be at the center of development, unlocking new possibilities in the metaverse ecosystem.
- Meta's work in AI includes robotics, creativity, self-supervised learning, and embodiment. Machines will learn directly from humans through multiple examples of how to perform a single task.
- The end goal is to establish a foundation in which AI will learn data without human supervision.
- Jérôme Pesenti, leader of Facebook AI, said, "We don't just want AI models that understand language, images, and videos. We want AI models that understand the entire world around us. And with the advent of the metaverse, we have a unique challenge and a unique opportunity to make that happen."
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The metaverse ecosystem generated over $10B in venture funding in 2021. Investments rose in VR, AR, immersive online games, and virtual worlds, according to Crunchbase's 2021 report. One way to get involved in the metaverse space is via metaverse ETFs. More: - Metaverse exchange-traded funds or ETFs are securities that are tradeable on the stock market.
- ETFs combine the characteristics of traditional shares and mutual funds that can be traded on the stock market in bundles, similar to shares.
- Metaverse ETFs are a good fit for this type of investment as they offer long-term investment options.
- Some of the earliest Metaverse ETFs that have launched include Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF, listed on the NYSE.
- Another metaverse ETF that was launched recently is called the Subversive Metaverse ETF, and ProShares Metaverse Theme ETF is launching sometime this year.
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The Sandbox has over 2 million registered users in just 13 months. The company announced the launch of its Alpha Season 2, which features a wide range of products that companies have been building on their virtual land. More: - The Sandbox is similar to Minecraft and Roblox in that it allows players to create their own content and worlds; however, it leverages blockchain and NFTs.
- Users are able to generate content of different worlds and secure digital ledgers to authenticate digital assets in the metaverse.
- The company has partnerships with The Walking Dead, Snoop Dogg, Atari, and more.
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BIG designed and launched a virtual office space for Vice Media Group to enable interaction in the digital space. The Danish architecture firm designed Viceverse to allow employees to interact in virtual spaces and test new technology such as DAOs and NFTS. More: - The Viceverse office is located in the Decentraland metaverse, hosting an innovation lab to develop, innovate, and test new digital projects.
- Vice's Morten Grubak said that the project is "an experimental playground" that is designed to foster creativity and collaboration.
- He explained that "Teams can experiment with NFTs, Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) and Web 3.0, applying insights directly for brands eager to make an impact,".
- Decentraland is an open-source platform that enables brands, enterprise consumers, and creators to develop their projects and create avatars to interact with other users.
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 Social media companies are developing augmented reality and virtual reality tools to enter the metaverse space. The livestream market will also benefit from this trend, and some experts believe that the metaverse could become the next platform for livestreams. More: - The metaverse offers an opportunity for users to create their avatars and respond to user movements and controls similar to how livestream broadcasts work. So the question is, which platform will users prefer in the future: livestream or the metaverse?
- The livestream market is easier to understand and easier to use. For instance, Samsung announced the launch of its new mobile phone, and users preferred the livestream broadcast over the metaverse event.
- The metaverse has not fully developed yet, so users are likely to experience more technical complications. But for social media platforms like Bigo Live, the metaverse seems to have a promising future.
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BMW launched an AR experience that allows customers to view two of its electric vehicles. BMW partnered with Google Cloud on this project to give customers a photorealistic experience of the new electric vehicle. More: - Customers can get a better look at the vehicle and place the electric car in any real-world environment using AR tools.
- The app allows customers to open and close doors, change the paint colour and experiment with different lighting patterns.
- To get the full experience, customers will have to download the app for Andriod or iPhones by visiting the bmwusa.com website.
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