Weekly Newsletter - October 19

The brightest minds in Web3, gaming, fashion, art, and robotics come together in Decentraland Oct 25-27 for the inaugural AI World Fair—learn everything you need to know!

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October 19, 2023


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The first-ever AI World Fair takes place in Decentraland

Organized by Verse Digital, the brightest minds in Web3, gaming, fashion, art, and robotics are coming together in Decentraland Oct 25-27 for the inaugural AI World Fair.

The 3-day event will take place in one of Decentraland’s newest districts, Innovation City. Over 40 speakers will discuss the ideas, issues, and opportunities around artificial intelligence, among them luminaries such as:

  • Singularity.NET’s Dr. Ben Goertzel

  • NVIDIA’s Yasmina Benkhoui, Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Manager

  • Decentraland’s Yemel Jardi, Executive Director, Decentraland Foundation

  • Metaverse thought leaders, Dr. Jane Thomason, Diego Borgo, and Kelly Vero.

  • Rainbird CEO James Duez & CTO Ben Taylor

  • Sebastien Borget from The Sandbox

Discussions and presentations will revolve around three core themes:

  1. Sci-fi vs Sci-fact The key concepts, issues, and potential of AI, exploring how it is being used across various fields, and aiming to find some measure of consensus in a bid to improve the conversation.

  2. AI x Humanity: Bane or Benefit? A deep dive into topics like job displacement vs creation, impact on business, regulation and governance, security and data protection, ethics, creativity, and how to strike a balance between fostering innovation and ensuring responsible development and deployment.

  3. The Road Ahead Speakers will focus on future developments including the rise of super intelligent AI, the promise of singularity, and how AI will work with crypto, Web3, and the metaverse.

In addition to a series of thought-provoking talks and closing party, the AI World Fair includes some exciting gamified features as well. Earn AIWF Points through quests, games, puzzles, and attendance at panels and keynote sessions. Use them to claim Wearables and other prizes and be sure to look out for surprise airdrops throughout the event!

Decentraland Music Festival Open Call Winners Announced

This year’s annual Decentraland Music Festival will be like any other before it. It aims to foster a vibrant and inclusive community where artistic expression knows no limits, individuals can connect, collaborate, and share love for music that unites us all. #DCLMF23 will comprise 5 stages curated by partners to bring amazing content to the DCL community.

An open call for musical artists and metaverse builders was sent out to provide both funding and exposure of personal talents in exchange for contributing to the Decentraland Music Festival by designing stages and other experiences or performing.

The builders and musical artists selected in the open call were recently announced. Check them out and let the #DCLMF23 hype start to grow!

Events

Chess Club | Decentraland Events


When: Every Friday from 4:00pm to 6:00pm UTC
Where: (-118,6)

Come challenge others at the beautiful game of chess. Can play at $ELO Chess Club or anywhere in Decentraland as with their smart Wearable you can play AI or players on the go! More to come, let's just get it started.

BOTV Holders’ Rodeo - Grand Quiz @ Bufalo Saloon - Wearable, Music NFTs | Decentraland Events


When: Friday, Oct 20 from 9:00pm to 10:00pm UTC
Where: (-100,-94)

Howdy, partners! The BOTV Holders’ Rodeo is back in town at the Saloon! Bufalo will serenade y'all with his tunes, and our musical quiz is on! Test your knowledge of Bufalo's mashups, and holler the artist and title first to grab some top-notch prizes.

QuizZone 2.0 | Season 7 | Decentraland Events


When: Saturday, Oct 21 from 7:00pm to 7:40pm UTC
Where: (-51,91)

One more Try! QuizZone Season 7 is coming this Saturday! New Season - Same rules. Get as many high scores as possible and spend them in the QuizStore on the second floor!

AI World Fair Keynote by Dr. Ben Goertzel | Decentraland Events


When: Wednesday, Oct 25 from 6:00pm to 6:45pm UTC
Where: (-6,134)

Few people are more qualified to discuss artificial intelligence than Dr. Ben Goertzel. Creator of Sophia The Robot, and founder of Singularity.NET, Ben is one of the pioneers in the space and we’re incredibly fortunate to have him share his insights at the AI World Fair. The very first session of the event, it’s not to be missed and will earn all players 200 AIWF points in our learn to earn gamification mechanic.

Maximise your business potential with Neurosymbolic AI | Decentraland Events


When: Wednesday, Oct 25 from 8:00pm to 8:45pm UTC
Where: (-6,134)

Ok now we’re not panicking, or are we? Neuro-symbolic AI is a type of artificial intelligence that integrates neural and symbolic AI architectures to address the weaknesses of each, providing a robust AI capable of reasoning, learning, and cognitive modelling. It’s time to sit back and hear from Ben Taylor, CTO of Rainbird as he dives into how to maximise your business potential with Neurosymbolic AI.

Beyond Scripts - The Emergence of AI Powered Interactive NPCs | Decentraland Events


When: Wednesday, Oct 25 from 9:00pm to 9:45pm UTC
Where: (-6,134)

Advances in artificial intelligence are enabling the creation of increasingly sophisticated non-player characters (NPCs) for games, virtual worlds, and simulations. This talk will explore the evolution of NPC design and the new capabilities made possible by progress in areas like Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, emotion/social intelligence, and AI powered animation.

Panel Discussion: How to deploy AI responsibly in virtual worlds | Decentraland Events


When: Thursday, Oct 26 from 6:00pm to 6:45pm UTC
Where: (-6,134)

Decentraland’s Yemel Jardi discusses how the virtual world is using AI and how he sees the technology evolving in the space. From the integration of AI-powered NPCs to the impact of generative AI on the metaverse ecosystem as a whole, Yemel brings his years of experience in the decentralized metaverse industry to provide an intriguing look at the future of virtual social worlds.

The evolution of Avatars to Sentient beings | Decentraland Events


When: Thursday, Oct 26 from 7:00pm to 7:45pm UTC
Where: (-6,134)

Ladies and gentlemen, aliens, and sentient robots who have secretly joined us today – get ready for a talk that will make you question reality itself! We’re about to dive headfirst into the mysterious world of avatars, artificial intelligence, and the fascinating journey towards sentient beings. And to guide us on this mind-bending adventure, we have none other than the genius behind Gen Ai Con, a visionary so ahead of their time that we're convinced they’ve already seen this talk in the future.

Halloween AI Treasure Hunt ‘23 | Decentraland Events


When: From Friday, Oct 27 at 1pm UTC
Where: (-38,-138)

Get ready for the Hauntingly Immersive Experience!

Haunted House Tours: Brace yourself to explore haunted houses filled with surprises, new friends, and maybe some candy.

Daily quests: The holidays aren't the same without presents. Complete daily quests and bag exclusive rewards. And, while you're at it, don't forget to collect candies to unlock even more presents in the Spooky Shop.

AI-generated quests: With the AI now in control of the venue, it's been busy entertaining guests with its own quests. We might not be able to stop the AI, but we sure can enjoy its company.

Dress up in your most frightening attire and immerse yourself in the Decentraland.

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