Implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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· 4th just beginning: fuse technologies "blur lines
  between physical, digital and biological spheres"

    4 th  Industrial Revolution                       (4 th IR)
· Key distinctions between 3rd & 4th revolutions:
   ­ Velocity of change, scope, and systems-wide impact
      · Massively disruptive, and accelerating
      · Transforming management, as well as production and
        distribution
      · Can provide very important collective benefits to society, but
        also negatively affect many individuals
          ­ Loss of jobs and pace of social change
          ­ Machine learning and artificial intelligence