The connected present: Industry 4.0 and AI

The central question

What do connected production and AI add to earlier automation?

What we will explore

• Connected production: sensing, communication, computation, and action through one concrete factory/product case
• AI as a historical continuation and contemporary change; data, human judgment, labor, privacy, and practical limits

By the end of the lecture

Explain what connected and data-driven systems add to earlier automation, and how to question claims about their benefits.

Lecture materials

The lecture slides will bring together explanations, visual examples, and review questions for independent study.

PPTX download forthcoming.