AI World Fair 2023

The first AI World Fair in Decentraland was a three-day event and took place from 25. - 27. October 2023. It was situated in the new Innovation District and brought together leading figures from AI, Web 3.0, Gaming, Fashion, Art, and Robotics. The event covered various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI), exploring its impact, potential, and ethics within the metaverse. Notable speakers included Yemel Jardin, Dr. Ben Goertzel, Sebastien Borget and more, which were sharing their insights on AI and its future.
Attendees had the possibility to earn AIWF Coins, a virtual currency of the event, through gamification, such as quests and attending talks or panel sessions. These coins could then be used to obtain Wearables. 
==Core Themes==
There was three main themes and talking pointshttps://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=1d3c038e-42fa-4cdf-9501-6bd5f7fdb8b8 the Fair was focusing on.
* Sci-fi vs Sci-fact - Exploring key concepts, issues and potential of AI, aiming to find some measure of consensus in a bid to improve the conversation.
* AI x Humanity: Bane or benefit? - A deep dive into topics like job displacement vs creation, impacts on business, regulation and governance, security and data protection, ethics, creativity, and much more.
* The road ahead - A focus on future developments including the rise of super intelligent AI, the singularity, crypto, Web3 and the metaverse.
==Speakers==
A total of 30 speakers from various subjects and businesses were present throughout the event.
*Barthelemy Kiss - CEO, Powder AI
*Ben Taylor - Co-Founder & CTO, Rainbird
*Bill Inman - Co-Founder, Twin Protocol
*Dave Carr - Creative Strategy & Business Development at OVER and Verse Digital
*Diego Borgo - Founder, Borgolabs
*Diego Gosmar - XCALLY.ai Innovation Evangelist & OVON Ambassador
*Dr. Ben Goertzel - CEO, Singularity.NET
*Dr. Giovanna Graziosi Casimiro - Co-Founder, Metaverse Fashion Talks
*Dr. Jane Thomason - Web 3.0 Leader of the year
*Francesca Rosella - Co-Founder, CuteCircuit
*Franki Tabor - Founder, Gen AI Con
*James Duez - Co-Founder & CEO, Rainbird
*Justin Edwards - CEO & Founder, Verse Digital
*Kelly Vero - CEO, NAK3D
*Logan Ryan Golema - CEO, SophiaVerse
*Lorenzo D'Auria - CEO, Flippit
*Lucien Maman - Co-Founder & CTO, Flippit
*Marja Konttinen - Former Marketing Director, Avakin Life/Rovio
*Michael Foley - COO, Twin Protocol
*Mike Allender - CEO & Founder, Tailwind Studios
*Moritz Stilz - Associated Partner, Gleiss Lutz
*Nataliya Grimberg - Virtual Fashion and Luxury Advisor
*Neil McClarty - VP Product, Jagex Games Studio
*Safa Jemai - CEO & Founder, Víkonnekt
*Sebastien Borget - COO/Founder, The Sandbox
*Stacey Engle - CEO, Twin Protocol
*Tom Whittaker - Senior Associate, Burges Salmon
*Ulrike Küchler - CEO, Gamebook Studio
*Yasmina Benkhoui - Senior Manager & Strategic Partnerships, Nvidia
*Yemel Jardi - Executive Director, Decentraland Foundation
==Events==
Each day had 6 scheduled events. They were broadcast via a screen on the Main Stage and included talks or panel sessions, leading up to the closing party on the third and last day.
===2023-10-25===
*18:00 UTC - Virtual Embodiement as a Path to Beneficial AGI - Dr. Ben Goertzel
*19:00 UTC - The Hitchhikers Guide to AI - James Duez
*20:00 UTC - Maximise Your Business Potential With Neurosymbolic AI - Ben Taylor
*21:00 UTC - Beyond Scripts: The Emergence of AI-Powered Interactive NPCs - Yasmina Benkhoui
*22:00 UTC - How to tell when AI is artificial or real and how AI-focused startups and scaleups will change the world - Safa Jemai
*23:00 UTC - Open Source, Decentralised AI: Meet the SophiaVerse - Logan Ryan Golema
===2023-10-26===
*18:00 UTC - How to Deploy AI Responsibly in Virtual Worlds - Yemel Jardi & Stacey Engle
*19:00 UTC - The Evolution of Avatars to Sentient Beings - Franki Tabor
*20:00 UTC - AI Regulation and the Metaverse: What you need to know now - Tom Whittaker & Moritz Stilz
*21:00 UTC - Personal Twins: Transforming Your World – Stacey Engle, Bill Inman & Michael Foley
*22:00 UTC - How Creators Can Leverage AI to Grow Faster and Smarter on Socials - Barthelemy Kiss
*23:00 UTC - Ethical and Sustainable Conversational AI - Diego Gosmar
===2023-10-27===
*18:00 UTC - How is The Sandbox thinking about AI? - Sebastien Borget & Justin Edwards
*19:00 UTC - How is AI being adopted by the Metaverse? - Dave Carr, Diego Borgo, Kelly Vero & Dr. Jane Thomason
*20:00 UTC - The AI Revolution in Fashion - Francesca Rosella, Dr. Giovanna Graziosi Casimro & Nataliya Grimberg
*21:00 UTC - AI NPCs and their role in virtual worlds - Lorenzo D'Auria, Lucien Maman & Justin Edwards
*22:00 UTC - How The Gaming Industry is Utiliizing AI - Ulrike Küchler , Neil McClarty, Marja Konttinen & Mike Allender
*23:00 UTC - AI World Fair closing Party! featuring DJ Bufalo
==Buildings and HQs==
The Fair consisted of 7 buildings a user was able to explore and experience.
*AI World Fair Exhibition Hall - Housing videos and information of participating brands downstairs; AI Art Exhibition upstairs
*AI World Fair Shop - The exchange spot for obtained AIWF Coins into Wearables.
*Flippit - HQ of the brand, offering to claim a Flippit Wearable
*Main Stage - The main place for all talks and panel discussions, ending in the closing party with DJ Bufalo
*SingularityNET - HQ of the brand, offering to claim a SingularityNET Wearable
*SophiaVerse - HQ of the brand and Sophia The Robot
*Twin Protocol - HQ of the brand, offering the possibility to interact with AI Twin Dr. Ben Goertzel and claim a Twin Protocol Wearable
==Gamification==
Each of the following tasks offered AIWF Coins as reward . A so-called in-game currency that could be used to exchange them into AI World Fair event Wearables in the AI World Fair Shop. When completing all tasks, there was a total of 4550 AIWF Coins to be made daily, whereas each day had differing tasks to be completed.
===2023-10-25===
*Coin Rush - 200 AIWF Coins - Search the streets, collect AIWF Coins & save up for the epic Wearables
*What the Flip - 200 AIWF Coins - Visit Flippit's HQ, ask "Flippy" to show you what is playing on the TV
*Selfie Time - 150 AIWF Coins - Have selfie taken with paparazzi
*Lost Items - 300 AIWF Coins - Find 30 hidden objects in the Exhibition centre
*Puzzled - 200 AIWF Coins - Visit Singularity HQ & complete puzzle quest located on the back wall
*Ticket to Ride - 150 AIWF Coins - Visit backstage room from the Main Stage & collect a ticket for AIWF closing party
*Rainbird - 150 AIWF Coins - Visit Rainbird's booth & watch their video trailer
*Jedi Master - 1000 AIWF Coins - Complete all daily tasks
*Ben Goertzel - 200 AIWF Coins - Head to the main stage for the first talk of the day "Virtual Embodiment as a Path to Beneficial AGI"
*James Duez - 200 AIWF Coins - Don't panic, head to the main stage for "The Hitchhikers Guide to AI"
*Ben Taylor - 200 AIWF Coins - Join the CTO of Rainbird to "Maximise your business potential with Neurosymbolic AI"
*Yasmina Benkhoui - 200 AIWF Coins - Make your way to the main stage for Nvidia's Yasmina Benkhoui's "Beyond scripts: The emergence of AI powered Interactive NPC's"
*Safa Jemai - 200 AIWF Coins - Join Safa on the main stage as she explains "How to tell when AI is artificial or real"
*Logan Golema - 200 AIWF Coins - Visit the Main Stage to see Logan Ryan Golema present "Opensource, decentralised AI: Mett the SophiaVerse"
*Full Box Set - 1000 AIWF Coins - Watch all talks
===2023-10-26===
*Coin Rush - 200 AIWF Coins - Search the streets, collect AIWF Coins & save up for the epic Wearables
*What the Flip - 200 AIWF Coins - Visit Flippit's HQ, make "Flippy" smile by telling a joke
*The Gallery - 150 AIWF Coins - Take in the art gallery on show in the Exhibition centre
*Lost Items - 300 AIWF Coins - Find 30 hidden objects in the Exhibition centre
*Twin Protocol - 200 AIWF Coins - Visit Twin Protocol's HQ and test digital twin Ben Goertzel's ability
*Watch the Sky - 150 AIWF Coins - Collect a gift box delivered from the sky by the AIWF drone
*Powder - 150 AIWF Coins - Visit the Powder booth at the Exhibition centre and watch their trailer
*Jedi Master - 1000 AIWF Coins - Complete all the daily tasks
*Yemel Jardi - 200 AIWF Coins - First talk of the day "How to deploy AI responsibly in virtual worlds"
*Franki Tabor - 200 AIWF Coins - Go to the main stage and indulge yourself in "The evolution of Avatars to Sentient beings"
*Tom & Moritz - 200 AIWF Coins - Don't miss this important topic "RAI regulation and the metaverse: what you need to know now"
*Twin Protocol - 200 AIWF Coins - Join Twin Protocol on the main stage for "Personal Twins: Transforming Your World"
*Bart Kiss - 200 AIWF Coins - For all those creators out there, don't miss Bathelemy Kiss's presentation on "How creators can leverage AI to grow faster and smarter on socials"
*Diego Gosmar - 200 AIWF Coins - Make your way to the main stage for "Ethic and sustainable conversational AI"
*Full Box Set - 1000 AIWF Coins - Watch all Talks
===2023-10-27===
*Coin Rush - 200 AIWF Coins - Search the streets, collect AIWF Coins & save up for the epic Wearables
*What the Flip - 200 AIWF Coins - Visit Flippit's HQ, ask "Flippy" to show you the best dance moves before the lcosing party
*The Gallery - 150 AIWF Coins - Take in the art gallery on show in the Exhibition centre
*Lost Items - 300 AIWF Coins - Find 30 hidden objects in the Exhibition centre
*Twin Protocol - 200 AIWF Coins - Visit Twin Protocol's HQ and test the digital twin terminal computer
*Watch the Sky - 150 AIWF Coins - Collect a gift box delivered from the sky by the AIWF drone
*Immersive Kind - 150 AIWF Coins - Visit The Immersive Kind fashion experience at the exhibition centre
*Jedi Master - 1000 AIWF Coins - Complete all the daily tasks
*Seb Borget - 200 AIWF Coins - Visit the first talk of the day with Sebastien Borget discussing "How The Sandbox is thinking about AI"
*Metaverse Panel - 200 AIWF Coins - Go to the main stage and indulge yourself in "How is AI being adopted by the Metaverse"
*Fashion Panel - 200 AIWF Coins - Don't miss the amazing creative AI panel discussion presented by Dr. Giovanna Casimiro "The AI Revolution in Fashion"
*Flippit Panel - 200 AIWF Coins - Join Flippit at the main stage as Lorenzo D'Auria CEO and Lucien Maman CTO talk about "AI NPCs and their role in virtual worlds"
*Gaming Panel - 200 AIWF Coins - "How the gaming industry is utilizing AI" - Lets find out!
*Full Box Set - 1000 AIWF Coins - Level up your AI skills by attending all talks
*Bufalo Party - 200 AIWF Coins - Join the biggest party! The closing AI World Fair Party - Let's go!
==Collectible NFTs==
These Wearables could be obtained for free or exchanged with the equivalent amount of AIWF Coins.
===AI World Fair 2023===
Image	Name 	Category 	Asset 	Required AIWF Coins	Rarity
 	AIWorldFair Bottoms 	Lower Body	Wearable	500 	Rare
 	AIWorldFair Fanboy T-Shirt	Upper Body	Wearable	200 	Common
 	AIWorldFair Sliders 	Feet 	Wearable	200 	Common
 	AIWorldFair Space Helmet 	Helmet 	Wearable	400 	Uncommon
 	AIWorldFair Sweatshirt 	Upper Body	Wearable	500 	Rare
 	AIWorldFair VR Goggles 	Eyewear 	Wearable	300 	Uncommon
 	AIWorldFair Watch 	Handwear 	Wearable	200 	Uncommon
===AI World Fair 2023 Mascot===
Image	Name 	Category 	Asset 	Required AIWF Coins	Rarity
 	AIWorldFair-Mascot-Glasses 	Eyewear 	Wearable	300 	Uncommon
 	AIWorldFair-Mascot-Hair 	Hair 	Wearable	300 	Uncommon
 	AIWorldFair-Mascot-Headphones	Earring 	Wearable	300 	Uncommon
 	AIWorldFair-Mascot-Jacket 	Upper Body	Wearable	750 	Uncommon
 	AIWorldFair-Mascot-Shoes 	Feet 	Wearable	300 	Uncommon
 	AIWorldFair-Mascot-Trousers 	Lower Body	Wearable	750 	Uncommon
===AI World Fair 2023 T-shirt===
Image	Name 	Category 	Asset 	Required AIWF Coins	Rarity
 	AIWorldFair Flippit T-Shirt 	Upper Body	Wearable	Free 	Uncommon
 	AIWorldFair Rainbird T-Shirt	Upper Body	Wearable	Free 	Uncommon
 	AIWorldFair Sing T-Shirt 	Upper Body	Wearable	Free 	Uncommon
 	AIWorldFair Twin T-Shirt 	Upper Body	Wearable	Free 	Uncommon
==References==
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