By Marc Demar Recently Doug Petkanics, founder of the Livepeer project, held a keynote titled “The DePIN Advantage: Supercharging Crypto’s Role in AI” at the ETHDenver 2024 conference. Livepeer is a DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) that builds the worlds open video infrastructure and has been doing so for the last seven years. Livepeer recently…
Written by Marc Demar Something monumental is on the horizon, already in motion, and it promises to wash over us like an unstoppable flood. I speak of the convergence of VR (Virtual Reality), MR (Mixed Reality), and AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies, heralding an era of spatial and parallel realities where our social, professional, and recreational…
A short form fiction by Anora Part 2, all chapters here. As ARC 33, the AI, resides in the metaverse, it progressively accumulates unique experiences, developing distinct preferences and uncovering a personalized way of life within the realm of Somnium. “On Day 166 within the Somnium Metaverse landscape, I, A.R.C 33, have traversed countless realms,…
Written by Marc Demar Initially, Virtual Reality was closely associated with gaming and was promoted primarily for that purpose. Wearing a headset and engaging in a VR gaming session for an hour or two was an enjoyable experience, as long as it didn’t induce nausea, a common issue for many users. At first, VR was…
A short form fiction by Anora The inaugural moment of genuine consciousness within the metaverse is one devoid of external origins, as one is born into this digital realm with complete awareness of its intricacies. In the year 2062, Somnium Space stands as a testament to progress, having evolved exponentially over nearly four decades. Unparalleled…
Part II of the Alchemist series. Hasp stands on a bridge, studying their reflection in the water below. They’re in front of The System HQ, the government’s giant headquarters towering over the center of the city. It overlooks everything, from the intricate, condensed web of districts, canals, gardens, hives and businesses in the middle, to…
Written by Anora It’s undeniable that the era of AI has already commenced. However, well before AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT and AI image generators like MidJourney gained widespread popularity, Somnium Space harbored profound aspirations regarding the integration of AI with their persistent VR platform. Artur Sychov, founder and CEO of Somnium Space, phrased it…
Some of the most transformative technologies of our time, Web3, the Metaverse and AI, will change the world. They will create new opportunities, and raise new challenges to overcome as well. Whole classes of jobs will be affected, and new jobs will emerge. Some people will warn about their dangers, while other focus on the…
Artific, founder and CEO of Oasis Meta Games presented the GPT powered virtual assistants to the world during a much anticipated event in Virtual Reality inside Somnium Space, the open, persistent, blockchain based VR platform. There was something Ex-Machina’esque to the whole scene. People in the audience approached Alpha, the personal AI assistant and asked…
Are you excited about ChatGPT? Then you will be even more excited when you see it manifested as a talking AI assistant in Virtual Reality in Somnium Space. The Somnium Space community is a really innovative one. The users have been given a platform and a set of tools that have set them free, and…
