Introduction

The convergence of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and virtual environments has opened unprecedented opportunities for creating immersive and interactive experiences. WORLD3 represents a groundbreaking initiative that leverages environmentally intelligent AI agents within autonomous virtual worlds, underpinned by blockchain technology to ensure transparency and decentralization. This platform aims to build a virtual world beyond the last generation's metaverse, where environmentally intelligent AI agents play a key role. These agents are aware of the environment, other agents, and human inputs, allowing them to fuse these elements and evolve over time. This collaborative dynamic enables not only humans but also AI agents to create more fun, entertaining, and useful resources. The ultimate goal is to allow the world to autonomously evolve itself, toward defining the new paradigms of next-generation entertainment, social interaction, gaming, finance, and problem-solving. By fostering complex interactions between AI agents and human participants, and ensuring transparency through blockchain integration, WORLD3 aims to provide insights into behavioral dynamics, technological advancements, and the future of digital ecosystems. The platform not only offers engaging experiences but also contributes to the understanding of AI integration in virtual societies, potentially revolutionizing industries such as gaming, social networking, entertainment, content creation, and problem-solving methodologies.