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4IR Realities

A

WHOLE

NEW

WORLD

By Farhat Zishan
Our society is an How societies
ever-changing one. And
interestingly, it morphs into a will be
different one with the massive affected by
development of technology and
tools. Back when steam the 4th
engines and factories first
started to appear, our society Industrial
transformed from an Revolution
agricultural one to a world of things into still unimagined new
that is reliant on production products, services, and even
and manufacturing. And now, industries. As the 4th Industrial
with technological advancement at its peak, Revolution looms in, we are witnessing the opening
our society is set to change once again; of new jobs, new industries, and even new economic
redefining how we work, study and even live as shifts. It’s already reshaping government, education,
part of a larger community. We are almost at healthcare, and commerce—restructuring every
the brink of the 4th Industrial Revolution; aspect of life.
which represents the convergence of artificial Let’s take a deep dive and discover the other
intelligence (AI), machine learning, virtual and significant changes that are underway in the face of
augmented reality, 3D printing and the internet the 4th Industrial Revolution.

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