examples from model essay in P1 (S&T)

Question 1

the uniqueness of the fourth industrial revolution

Answer 1

• -> Klaus Schwab, founder and executive director of the World Economic Forum, and the person who introduced the phrase Fourth Industrial Revolution
• -> rather than a continuation of the previous revolution, the Fourth Industrial Revolution should be viewed as a new era for mankind. this is because of the speed of technological breakthroughs, the pervasiveness of scope, and the tremendous impact of new systems, which will combine the physical, digital and biological worlds. these new technologies will impact all disciplines, economies and industries, and even challenge our ideas about what it means to be human.
• -> what this entails is that new positions, whether it be in ethics, morality or policies, will have to be developed to deal with such disruptions.