The Evolution of AI Virtual Idols: How MEET48 Utilizes AIGC and Blockchain Technology to Reshape the Entertainment and Social Experience

With the continuous development of AI technology, AI-driven digital singers and virtual idols are presenting increasingly realistic visual effects. These virtual characters not only look close to real people, but their performance and interaction abilities are also continuously improving. At the same time, the entertainment industry is undergoing a transformation triggered by AI-generated artists, with AI intervening in various aspects of content creation at an unprecedented speed, from music and dance to image design, pushing the virtual idol ecosystem into a new stage.

MEET48, as an "entertainment social metaverse" project that integrates AI-generated content, virtual idols, fan economy, and Web3 incentive mechanisms, recently secured a billion yuan valuation in a token round financing and was selected for the incubation program of a well-known blockchain platform ecosystem. The project conducted its Token Generation Event (TGE) on June 11, marking a critical stage in its development.

Technological Transformation in the Entertainment Industry

Since Hatsune Miku rose to fame with VOCALOID voice synthesis technology in early 2007, the virtual idol field has undergone multiple technological innovations. Around 2012, some virtual idol projects pushed the industry forward through motion capture and professional content generation (PGC), but the PGC model has issues such as high costs, significant creative bottlenecks, and long update cycles. Today, MEET48 attempts to redefine the development path of virtual idols through AI-driven content generation and Web3-driven value distribution.

The product matrix of MEET48 includes:

1. MEET48.ai: A Web3+AI entertainment creation platform that supports functions such as generating music from text, generating dance from music, AI-driven choreography, and voice cloning.

2. Mars Protocol: A token launch platform centered around AI Agents, dedicated to reshaping the Web3 idol economy.

3. MEET48 Metaverse: A virtual entertainment world designed to provide an immersive social experience.

In addition, MEET48 also has its own multi-modal large model, supporting music and dance training, providing users with AI creation tools and editors, greatly lowering the threshold for content creation.

Project Advantages and Community Performance

MEET48 not only has technical advantages but also controls important content asset entry points. By obtaining copyright authorization from a well-known idol group, MEET48 has a real fan base and IP stickiness in the AI virtual human field, which constitutes the project's unique competitive advantage.

From community data, MEET48 has performed impressively. In a recent global voting event, its voting application surpassed a total vote count of 697 million, with a total registered user count reaching 3.39 million. During the event, on-chain transaction counts peaked at 32.78 million, and the cumulative number of active wallet addresses exceeded 1.18 million. These figures validate the market demand and product scalability of MEET48 under the combination of AI virtual idols and Web3 incentive mechanisms.

Token Economy and Future Planning

The native token of MEET48, $IDOL, has a total issuance of 4.8 billion tokens, with a distribution plan covering community incentives, investor support, team incentives, liquidity support, and more. This token has been listed and is trading on multiple exchanges.

In the future development plan, MEET48 plans to hold an annual idol selection event, continuously optimize the token launch platform, launch the "AI Dance Troupe" game beta version, and plans to launch Web3 games such as "Bounty Hunter" and "Chain Tycoon."

In the long run, MEET48's goal is to build a global AI-driven Web3 ecosystem covering entertainment, social interaction, creation, and assetization. By combining the Web3 AI social metaverse, the MEET48 community, and multiple AI game systems, the project aims to create new models in the entertainment industry.

As AI technology and blockchain applications continue to develop, projects like MEET48 that integrate multiple technologies will reshape the entertainment and social experience, warranting ongoing attention from the industry.