Where are we Today?
The “Fourth Industrial Revolution” is the fourth major industrial era since the initial Industrial Revolution of the 18th century.
It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres, collectively referred to as cyber-physical systems. |
The World Economic Forum on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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It is marked by emerging technology breakthroughs in a number of fields, including robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, biotechnology, the Internet of Things, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), fifth-generation wireless technologies (5G), additive manufacturing, 3D printing and fully autonomous vehicles.
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What does this mean?
We're gearing up for future gains
0-5 years : Data gathering
ramps up as the world connects online. |
5-10 years : The automated economy begins to take root with applied AI.
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10-20 years : VR 2.0 starts to de-materialize everything around us.
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Disclaimer:
Past indicators are not a guaranteed guide to future planning. They rarely account for the myriad unforeseen breakthroughs and setbacks inherent in our ever-changing environment. The forecasts EPIC provide are a high level projection of statistical trends, not predetermined futures.
Virtual Reality 1.0
Prof. Jeremy Bailenson, a Stanford University professor and author on the near term future of virtual reality.
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Media experts are calling VR potentially the most powerful psychological medium in history.
In social psychology, the mere-exposure effect is a psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them. The effect has been demonstrated with many kinds of things, including words, Chinese characters, paintings, pictures of faces, geometric figures, and sounds.[1] In studies of interpersonal attraction, the more often a person is seen by someone, the more pleasing and likeable that person appears to be. |
Mobile Commerce
Streaming Multimedia
Wearables & Voice Commerce
Web 3.0 & Social Media 2.0
Automated Commerce
Experiential Memetics
Globally, we’re making a transition from an industrial to an information economy. EPIC's mission is to assist our partners in strategically navigating the opportunities this exciting era affords.
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