Our science technology is advancing as time goes by. In 1760, humans had experienced the first industrial revolution. Since that year, there had been the second and the third industrial revolution, and the technology, production, and the quality of life of people improved much. Now, humans are in the fourth industrial revolution. Their society is changing since it has been continuing. It will make their life more unique.

▲ The fourth industrial revolution makes daily life simpler.

The fourth industrial revolution means the age of revolution from the fusion of information and communication. The main technologies of this age are in six categories including artificial intelligence, robot engineering, and nano technology. Many people all around the world are trying to develop unique and convenient things using these technologies.

▲ Artificial intelligence is an important example of the core technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.

These technologies affect not only each people but to society. Their lives became simpler and more convenient because of the new inventions using these technologies. The quality of technologies also became much greater. In the aspect of society, globalization has advanced since communication technology was improved. It had a great effect on the relaxing the income gap. New occupations also appeared to find people to manage those technologies well. However, some occupations are in crisis to disappear as AI or robots can replace humans because they are more productive than them.

▲ Robotics engineering can be an example of new occupations of this age.

The fourth industrial revolution has changed human society in diverse ways. As time goes by, the fourth one would end and another one would start. However, nobody knows when it is, and if it really exists, and how it would change human lives.

October 26, 2019

By Kang Jine Ie