ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND ROBOTICS

The Everything Revolution

Many journalists, bloggers, scientists and futurists have described artificial intelligence and robotics as ldquo;The Third Industrial Revolution. rdquo; It may be more accurate to call it ldquo;The Everything Revolution, rdquo; because their use has already impacted many industries ndash; and for decades. What AI and robotics are about to impact is virtually every other sector of society and everyone rsquo;s life.

The First Industrial Revolution, which began in Great Britain from 1760 to approximately 1840, was primarily the transition from hand production to machine production, greater use of steam power and the introduction of the factory system. These technological advancements first impacted the textile industry.

The Second Industrial Revolution followed immediately from the first and into the first decades of the 20th century. Most of the advancements of the First Industrial Revolution spread throughout the world, with steam being adopted for transportation and machines of much larger size and capabilities being built and used in factories.