The Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revoluÂtion, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work.

Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human.

Artificial intelligence is already all around us, from supercomputers, drones and virtual assistants to 3D printing, DNA sequencing, smart thermostats, wearÂable sensors and microchips smaller than a grain of sand. But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development. Imagine â€œsmart factories" in which global systems of manuÂfacturing are coordinated virtually, or implantable mobile phones made of biosynthetic materials.

The fourth industrial revolution, says Schwab, is more significant, and its ramifications more profound, than in any prior period of human history.
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He outlines the key technologies driving this revolution and discusses the major impacts expected on government, business, civil society and individuÂals. Schwab also offers bold ideas on how to harness these changes and shape a better future-one in which technology empowers people rather than replaces them; progress serves society rather than disrupts it; and in which innovators respect moral and ethical boundaries rather than cross them. We all have the opportunity to contribute to developing new frameÂworks that advance progress.
Country USA
Brand CROWN
Manufacturer Crown Currency
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 45584568
Color White
ReleaseDate 2017-01-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781524758868

Country	USA
Brand	CROWN
Manufacturer	Crown Currency
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	45584568
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2017-01-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781524758868

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

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