The Fourth Industrial Revolution represents a fundamental change in the way we live, work and relate to one another. It is a new chapter in human development, enabled by extraordinary technology advances commensurate with those of the first, second and third industrial revolutions. These advances are merging the physical, digital and biological worlds in ways that create both huge promise and potential peril. The speed, breadth and depth of this revolution is forcing us to rethink how countries develop, how organisations create value and even what it means to be human. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about more than just technology-driven change; it is an opportunity to help everyone, including leaders, policy-makers and people from all income groups and nations, to harness converging technologies in order to create an inclusive, human-centred future. The real opportunity is to look beyond technology, and find ways to give the greatest number of people the ability to positively impact their families, organisations and communities.
Engineers from the university of KU Leuven in Belgium invented a colorful patch that renders you invisible to AI based surveillance cameras.
Why is transparency so critical? Simply put, transparency makes possible the three vital elements essential for a global inclusive workforce to be successful - trust, engagement and accou...
Companies that are already embracing IoT in their factories are finding that the benefits supersede the barriers
The dark brown melanin pigment, eumelanin, colors hair and eyes, and protects our skin from sun damage. It has also long been known to conduct electricity, but too little for any useful a...
It’s said that automation will threaten more than 800 million jobs worldwide by 2030, including in higher education.
The model improves a robot’s ability to mold materials into shapes and interact with liquids and solid objects.
Portugal is rolling out a new AI platform which will help its companies find exporting partners around the world.
Basic cellular activity in pigs’ brains has been restored hours after its death, by researchers at Yale University, which could lead to advanced human treatments for strokes.
Scientists have figured out a way to feed electricity to microbes to grow truly green, biodegradable bioplastics, according to a new study.
Smart city projects are usually run by politicians, consultants, academics and tech companies. But this neglects the most important people of all.
As machine learning progresses, its applications include faster, more accurate medical diagnoses.
Edward Tenner, distinguished scholar at the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian, explains how too much efficiency can kill creativity and turn off...