According to The Block, the European Commission (EC) launched the "Web4 and Virtual Worlds Strategy" on Tuesday.
Thierry Breton, the EU internal market commissioner, said that we will invest in the adoption and promotion of new technologies and provide people with the tools and skills to use the virtual world safely and confidently. The EC defines web4 as the integration of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, blockchain, the virtual world and augmented reality. EU officials said that in addition to the third-generation Internet web3 currently under development, the next-generation Internet web4 will allow the integration between digital and real objects and environments and enhance the interaction between people and machines.
