The 4th Industrial Revolution: Responding to the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Business

by Mark Skilton, Felix Hovsepian

Overview

This book helps decision makers grasp the importance, and applicability to business, of the new technologies and extended connectivity of systems that underlie what is becoming known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution: technologies and systems such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, 3D printing, the internet of things, virtual and augmented reality, big data and mobile networks.

The WEF, OECD and UN all agree that humanity is on the cusp of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. As intelligent systems become integrated into every aspect of our lives this revolution will induce cultural and societal change of a magnitude hitherto unforeseen. These technologies challenge the values, customer experience and business propositions that have been the mainstay of almost every business and organization in existence. By redefining and encapsulating new value structures with emerging intelligent technologies, new innovative models are being created, and brought to market. Understanding the potential and impact of these changes will be a fundamental leadership requirement over the coming years.

Skilton and Hovsepian provide decision makers with practical, independent and authoritative guidance to help them prepare for the changes we are all likely to witness due to the rapid convergence of technological advances.

In short, bite-sized, nuggets, with frameworks supported by a deep set of practical and up-to-the-minute case studies, they shine light on the new business models and enterprise architectures emerging as businesses seek to build strategies to thrive within this brave new world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319624785
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	11/29/2017
Edition description:	1st ed. 2018
Pages:	322
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mark Skilton is Professor of Practice in Information Systems Management at Warwick Business School. He has over 30 years experience in business technology consulting in over 20 countries and cross-industries specializing in digital strategy and advanced technology innovation, design and adoption. He is the author of two books, including the Digital Enterprise and Digital Ecosystem Architecture. He is a frequent speaker in the international media, and has contributed to publications including the FT, WSJ, NYT, WSJ, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Reuters, AP, Mail, Forbes, NewScientist, Nature, Scientific American, and channels including BBC, Sky, ITV and Al Jazeera. His research and advisory work includes CxO practices for digitization, productivity, cyber, Internet of Things and Automated Intelligence.

Felix Hovsepian is a consulting CTO with academic research interests in mathematics and systems engineering. His PhD in Computer Science focused on Artificial Intelligenceand he spent over four years undertaking research in AI and Automated Reasoning, followed by a decade-long academic career as professor of informatics at Western International University. He has designed and built enterprise-level imaging systems for multi-national engineering companies, x-ray imaging systems for dentists, a fingerprint recognition system and various eLearning systems.

Table of Contents

Chapter1. Planning for the 4th Industrial Revolution.- Chapter2.Terminology of Automation and Intelligence Technologies.- Chapter3.Frameworks and Methods for Automation.- Chapter 4. Solutions Using Intelligent Systems.- Chapter5.-Conclusions and Reflections.