Hassan Maishera
The Saudi government’s Cultural Universe metaverse initiative went live on February 22nd and it was an exciting moment for droppGroup.
The metaverse initiative takes a user through the long history of Saudi Arabia dating back to 1727 and was built on top of Oracle’s Hyperledger Fabric 2.5 blockchain technology.
The technology was developed by droppGroup’s Generative Media Intelligence artificial intelligence (AI) system droppPhygital. According to droppGroup, the metaverse takes a first-person shooter approach to help users navigate the metaverse.
The team explained that users can walk freely on a common path along with other users and explore the information provided on both sides of the path. However, the audio, which explains the event in detail, is limited to Arabic and is not available in English.
The Cultural Universe also includes other sectors dedicated to music, art, history, food and crafts around Saudi heritage, as well as mini video games. At the moment, accessing the service is free. It can easily be accessed via website, mobile, virtual reality headsets and other supported digital devices. The Saudi government commented that,
“This cross-platform compatibility embodies the Ministry of Culture’s commitment to inclusivity, enabling a diverse global audience to explore and engage with the rich history of Saudi culture.”
droppGroup is redefining the capabilities and use cases of LLM technology. In a recent interview with TIME, Meta AI’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, explained that
“Most knowledge really has to do with our experience of the world and how it works. That's what we call common sense. LLMs do not have that, because they don't have access to it. And so they can make really stupid mistakes.”
But what if LLMs had access to data other than language? droppPhygital, developed by droppGroup and powered by an advanced Generative Media Intelligence (GMI) system, aMiGO, has taken traditional LLM technology and ventured into the dynamic realm of multimedia synthesis.
Powered by, aMiGO, droppPhygital is redefining the capabilities and use cases of LLM technology. While traditional LLMs are adept at understanding and responding, aMiGO is designed to create and transform.
By transforming inputs into rich, interactive, and complex digital assets, droppPhygital positions itself at the forefront of transformative enhancements towards an AI that collaborates in creation and delivers immediately usable digital assets.
The Middle East continues to take giant strides in the Web3 ecosystem. Samuel Huber, the CEO of LandVault, a metaverse firm working with various government agencies in the Middle East told CoinTelegraph that,
“What we found is the biggest segment are the governments in the Middle East, especially the UAE [United Arab Emirates], Saudi and Qatar, which are trying to digitalize their infrastructure and create really interesting economies for their citizens.”
