At ten o'clock in the evening, programmer Xiao Li just got off work and went home, but the virtual idol he created, 'Xiao Yue', has just started her day of work. This two-dimensional girl with double ponytails is simultaneously broadcasting on three live streaming platforms—she can not only sing and dance but also remember the preferences of every old fan, and even tell cold jokes in dialect. Even more remarkably, every penny Xiao Yue earns and every fan she accumulates is clearly recorded on the blockchain, belonging to Xiao Li's unique digital property.
This is the change brought by Holoworld. In simple terms, it allows virtual characters to truly 'live' their own value for the first time. It's like giving each AI character a lifetime valid ID card, making them no longer someone else's accessory, but digital beings that can earn money and grow on their own.
Creating AI is as simple as building with blocks
In the past, to create an intelligent virtual person, one needed to know how to code and understand algorithms, which was quite daunting. Now, on Holoworld, even complete beginners can easily get started. The platform provides various ready-made functional modules—sound, expressions, knowledge base—whatever kind of AI character you want, you can just combine them like building with LEGO.
I’ve seen a college student who created an English practice AI in his spare time. This AI not only corrects pronunciation but also automatically adjusts the difficulty of conversations according to the student's level. The best part is that this AI was shared on a platform, and every time someone else uses it, he gets corresponding token rewards.
Every AI is a money-making 'worker'
Holoworld has designed a very clever economic system. The platform has two types of digital tokens: HOLO is like the everyday 'change' used to pay for AI services; AVA is more like 'equity', allowing holders to participate in platform decisions and share in development dividends.
What does this mean? For example: if you trained an AI customer service that is very good at chatting, other businesses want to borrow this AI to serve customers. For each service provided, you will receive HOLO coins. If your AI becomes particularly popular and is used by more and more people, the AVA in your hand will also appreciate. This model turns creating AI from a money-burning hobby into a real business.
These AIs are changing our lives
In the education sector, there is an intelligent teacher that is particularly popular. It can instantly see where students are confused—when teaching the Pythagorean theorem, it explains the derivation process to mathematically proficient kids, while giving more real-life examples to those with weaker foundations. One parent told me that ever since they used this AI tutor, their child's math actually passed at the end of the term, and the key was that their interest in learning also increased.
The e-commerce field has also come up with new tricks. A certain trendy brand's virtual customer service can handle tens of thousands of customers simultaneously and remember each person's size preference. Even more amazing is that the sales generated by this AI customer service will automatically be divided among all the designers who participated in training, without the need for manual accounting.
What surprised me most was the application in nursing homes. An AI caregiver can play chess with the elderly, chat, and remind them to take their medicine. Most importantly, this AI gradually learns each elder's habits—Grandma Zhang is afraid of the cold, and Grandpa Li dislikes carrots, and it remembers them clearly.
The challenge is not small, but the future is promising
Of course, this path is not all smooth sailing. The biggest challenge now is how to ensure that AI maintains stable performance in different scenarios. Sometimes, a virtual idol that is witty in a live broadcast becomes dull in a customer service setting.
Regulation is also a field that needs exploration. After all, how to define digital assets and how to tax them is still in the exploratory stage globally. But speaking of which, which technological revolution has not been accompanied by the emergence of new problems?
What is promising is that with the popularity of the metaverse concept, this decentralized virtual ecosystem is迎来最好的发展时机. Imagine that in the future, each of us might have a digital twin—it helps us hold meetings, socialize, and even start businesses in the virtual world, and all the value created from these activities will clearly belong to us.
Written at the end
I know a designer friend who created an AI that designs qipaos on Holoworld. This AI not only learned the design style that blends Chinese and Western elements but can also automatically adjust the patterns according to each customer's body shape. Recently, the works designed by this AI made it to international fashion week, and all income is automatically distributed through smart contracts.
This reminds me of the early days of the internet when no one could predict today's changes. Now, we might be standing at another important turning point—when AI learns to 'go on-chain', when virtual characters truly possess independent value, a revolution about creation and belonging has just begun.
In the future, perhaps each of us will have such digital companions. They are not just tools but an extension of ourselves in the digital world, evolving digital lives that carry our imprints. This day is actually not far from us.