http://star-tides.net/sites/default/files/documents/files/Natnl%20Sec%20Impl... · 4th just beginning: fuse technologies "blur lines between physical, digital and biological spheres" 4 th Industrial Revolution (4 th IR) · Key distinctions between 3rd & 4th revolutions: ­ Velocity of change, scope, and systems-wide impact · Massively disruptive, and accelerating · Transforming management, as well as production and distribution · Can provide very important collective benefits to society, but also negatively affect many individuals ­ Loss of jobs and pace of social change ­ Machine learning and artificial intelligence