HPSC4105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Klaus Schwab, R.U.R., Electrical Engineering
29 Nov 2018
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Klaus schwab (2016): we stand on the brink of a 4 . 1 st (1780s) used water and steam power to mechanize prod. 2 nd (1870s) used electric power to create mass prod. 3 rd (1970s) used electronics and it to automate prod. 4 th (2000s) a fusion of technologies blurs the boundaries between the physical, digital, and biological spheres, giving rise to cyber-physical systems. Assumption: it will alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another in ways unlike anything seen before. Based on breakthroughs in ai, robotics, quantum computing , the internet of things, neuroscience, synthetic biology, regenerative medicine, nanotechnology, 3-d printing, energy storage, and others. Aggregate effect of the uncoordinated activity of millions of r&d professionals and aiming to improve specific conditions. With billions of people connected by mobile devices, the possibilities are unlimited and the disruptive capacities mind-boggling.
