The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the metaverse is changing digital ecosystems, giving us a new perspective about virtual reality (VR), automation, and user interaction. AI-powered technologies such as natural language processing, machine learning, and computer vision are enhancing immersive experiences, allowing real-time automation, and creating intellectual digital avatars that personalize user engagement. Such technologies are generating the way for open source, selfevolving virtual places that connects the gaps between actual and digital worlds. However, the connection of AI to the metaverse provides us with problems, including moral risks, data privacy risks, and security challenges. This paper author focuses on the role of AI in developing the metaverse, focuses on its impact on automation and digital avatars, and sheds light on the future effects of AI-driven ecosystems.