Month: May 2025

The Virtual Worlds Toolbox, developed by the European Commission with contributions from the XR4Human Project, is a dynamic, evolving guide that sheds light on the virtual worlds shaping Web 4.0. This toolbox was created in response to citizen feedback and aims to empower users by offering clear, accessible information on rights, responsibilities, and safety in these emerging digital spaces.
💡 Whether you’re wondering:
👥 Who will I meet in virtual worlds?
🎮 What can I do there?
🛡️ How do I protect myself?
📜 What are my rights?
🧠 What about intellectual property?
🧒 What protections exist for children and workers?
🔐 How is data privacy handled?
—this toolbox has the answers.

Prof. Rosemarie de la Cruz Bernabe, co-coordinator of the XR4Human Project, recently gave a keynote at the 66th EQuiP WONCA Europe Conference on “The Impact of Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence in Family Medicine.”
Her talk “Ethical Governance of AI in Medical-Related Research in LMICs: The Case of the Use of Extended Reality Technologies (XR-AI),” addressed the growing role of XR and AI technologies in medical training, diagnostics, surgery, and rehabilitation, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
She highlighted risks and harms of XR Tech in Medical-Related Research In LMICs and outlined recommendations for responsible, inclusive, and human-centered governance of XR-AI systems to ensure their benefits are equitably realised.
For more details, please see her presentation to ZENODO: https://zenodo.org/records/15433807