Web 5.0; Total control over personal data, identity, and security.
1. The Decentralized Identity & Data Web
- User Ownership.
- Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs).
- Personal Data Stores.
2. The Emotional and Intelligent Web
Another school of thought envisions Web 5.0 as an "emotional web" or "symbiotic web".
- Human-Machine Symbiosis: Through AI and Machine Learning, computers would be able to understand, respond, and adapt to human emotions in real time.
- Immersive Experiences: Context-awareness, wearables, biometrics, Hyper XR UX.
The Evolution of the Web
- Web 1.0: The "Read-Only" web. User Info-static pages.
- Web 2.0: The "Read-Write" web. The rise of SoMe and USG-content, data harvesting and centralized Big Tech-control.
- Web 3.0: The "Read-Write-Execute" web. Decentralized networks, blockchain tech, digital assets.
- Web 4.0: The "Intelligent" or "Mobile" web. IoT + AI-assisted search.
- Web 5.0: The "Sensory-Emotive" and "Decentralized" web. Data ownership, highly intuitive, emotion-based interactions.