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SEMESTER 1 2026
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DISTINCTION DUE DATE
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30 APRIL 2026 .
Question 1
How does Klaus Schwab describe the fourth industrial revolution in terms of the way individuals
navigate between different domains, and what are the three specific reasons he gives for why this
revolution is distinct from a mere continuation of the third
Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, defines the Fourth
Industrial Revolution (4IR) as a fundamental shift in the way we live, work,
and relate to one another. Navigating Between Domains Schwab describes
individuals navigating between the physical, digital, and biological
domains. He argues that the 4IR is characterized by a "fusion of
technologies" that blurs the lines between these spheres. For individuals, this
means that innovations in one area (like gene editing in biology) are
increasingly integrated with tools in another (like artificial intelligence in the
digital domain or advanced robotics in the physical domain), creating a