Proof of Usefulness Report

Inworld AI

Analysis completed on 1/24/2026

+612
Proof of Usefulness Score
Category Standard

Inworld AI represents a high-potential, venture-backed technology platform addressing a critical need in the gaming and metaverse sectors (intelligent NPCs). The project boasts exceptional backing (Microsoft M12, Meta, Kleiner Perkins) and a valuation in the hundreds of millions, placing it in the top tier of scale. However, the specific submission provided was low quality, featuring careless data entry (listing market cap as revenue, hyperbolic user claims). The high score reflects the verified robust reality of the business and its technology, significantly penalized by the poor response quality and lack of verifiable traction data within the submission text itself.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+220.0
Audience Reach Impact+120.0
Technical Innovation+165.6
Evidence Of Traction+90.0
Market Timing Relevance+95.0
Functional Completeness+5.0
Subtotal+695.6
Usefulness Multiplierx0.88
Final Score+612

Project Details

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Description
Immersive realities continue to accelerate, with an increasingly diverse and fascinating ecosystem of worlds and use cases. As humans are deeply social, these emerging immersive worlds will feel empty and unrealistic if not filled with other responsive and naturally behaving individuals to interact with. \n\nInworld AI provides a developer platform for creating AI-powered virtual characters to populate immersive realities including the metaverse, VR/AR, games, and virtual worlds.\n\nBuilding truly intelligent virtual characters is complex and takes a great deal of specialization. Our aim at Inworld AI is to perform the required heavy lifting. We want to enable partners and creators to leverage our platform to build and deploy virtual characters for a variety of use cases.\n\nWe are a team of experts that have pioneered conversational AI platforms and generative models at API.AI (Dialogflow), Google and DeepMind. We are continuing to build out our incredibly talented team, with experts in generative language models, emotions, speech synthesis, multimodal interaction, design, and 3D animation.\n\nInworld AI is funded by Meta, Microsoft's venture fund M12, Bitkraft, Kleiner Perkins, CRV, and angels including founders of Oculus, Twitch, Riot Games, the Sandbox, Animoca Brands and many more.

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline