The Fourth İndustri̇al Revoluti̇on: What İs Industry 4.0 and How İs İt Changi̇ng the World

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is one of the global processes that has radically changed the development of technology, economy and society in the modern era. The rapid development of artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud technologies and other technological innovations has a direct impact on the competitiveness and socio-economic development of countries. Modern researchers who analyze social events and processes occurring in society pay more attention to digital technologies and the search for new forms of communication in people's lives. Despite the diversity of opinions, the authors, taking into account the negative consequences of all revolutions, came to the conclusion that the 4th industrial revolution, which does not have precise criteria, will significantly improve the standard of living of people and will lead to a radical change in the places of production. Modern technologies, in addition to solving many problems, require the emergence of new ones to adapt to the new rules of life of society.