Jane ThomasonORCID icon for 0009-0007-3123-7851

University College London United Kingdom

Dr. Jane Thomason is a global thought leader in emerging technologies, including AI, Blockchain, Web3, Metaverse, and MedTech. She holds distinguished roles on the editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals and is an Industry Associate at University College London, Center for Blockchain. She is the author of “Blockchain for Global Social Change,” “Applied Ethics in a Digital World”, “Advancements in the New World of Web 3: A Look Toward the Decentralized Future”, “Infinite Playgrounds - Gaming as the Architecture of the Future” and “Stablecoins and the Future of Financial Regulation ” (forthcoming). She has published widely on MedTech, Web3, Blockchain, AI, and Metaverse, and is at the forefront of the impact of emerging technologies on industry and society.

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The Metaverse and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are rapidly shaping the next iteration of human experience. Metaverse, MetaIntelligence and Infinite Worlds with AI brings together leading scholars to explore how immersive worlds are transforming education, healthcare, identity, governance, creativity, and digital economies. This diverse collection of chapters, spanning immersive learning, adaptive digital twins, AI-based meta-universities, digital travel, embodied presence, ethical metaverse design, and next-generation virtual health, offers a multidisciplinary view of an emerging digital civilization. Bridging theory, practice, and global case studies, the book examines the profound social, ethical, and cultural questions raised as AI becomes the cognitive engine of virtual worlds. It provides essential insights for educators, policymakers, technologists, innovators, and researchers seeking to understand the future of life, work, and learning in the intelligent Metaverse. This book is a comprehensive, timely, and necessary guide to one of the most transformative technological frontiers of our century.

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