Too Long; Didn't Read
The first world is shifting towards the <a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-what-it-means-and-how-to-respond" target="_blank">Fourth Industrial Revolution</a>. Defined as the fusion of technologies which blur the lines between the digital, physical and biological spheres. With advances in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotics" title="Robotics" target="_blank">robotics</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence" target="_blank">artificial intelligence</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotechnology" title="Nanotechnology" target="_blank">nanotechnology</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing" title="Quantum computing" target="_blank">quantum computing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology" title="Biotechnology" target="_blank">biotechnology</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_Things" title="Internet of Things" target="_blank">The Internet of Things</a> (IoT), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing" title="3D printing" target="_blank">3D printing</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_vehicles" target="_blank">autonomous vehicles</a> characterizing it.