Prikazan je kratki povijesni uvod u sve četiri industrijske revolucije. Autor prikazuje sedam segmenata 4. industrijske revolucije zbog njihove važnosti. Rad opisuje neke vrlo važne aspekte umjetne inteligencije (UI) i njihov utjecaj. Navedeni primjeri složenog odnosa stroj – čovjek (IBM Deep Blue – Garry Kasparov i IBM Watson). Naglašena je važnost konferencije Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1956. Velike mogućnosti prikazane su i primjerom humanoidnog robota Atlas (Boston Dynamics – DARPA). Na kraju, daje se primjer Japana koji se bori za primat na ovom vrlo zanimljivom polju.; An short historical introduction on all of four industrial revolution are presented. The author displays seven segments of 4. industrial revolution because of their importance. The article describes some very important aspects of the artificial intelligence (AI) & their impact. Mentioned examples of complex relationship between machine – man (IBM Deep Blue and IBM Watson). Emphasized the importance of the Dartmouth Confrence in Hanover, New Hampshire, 1956. The great opportunities presented by the example of the Atlas humanloid robot (Boston Dynamics – DARPA). Finally, there is an example of Japan that fights for primacy in this very interesting field.