**1 thru 4** There have been 3 this far, arguably we are in or approaching a 4th. # 1st Industrial Revolution Steam and water power are used to mechanize production # 2nd Industrial Revolution Electricity and assembly lines enable mass production # 3rd Industrial Revolution IT and computers are used to automate processes # 4th Industrial Revolution Interdependent and interconnected cyber-physical systems enable new levels of production efficiency. Includes things like: - IOT - Information decentralization - Real time data collection and analysis - Machine learning & AI **** # More ## Source [https://www.upkeep.com/learning/indust](https://www.upkeep.com/learning/industry)ry-3-0-vs-4-0- [ ] fix that link ## Related - [[Industry 4.0]] - [[AI vs ML vs Deep Learning]]