GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY, IV INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND SOCIAL MUTATIONS

The implementation of technology in production processes begins to be analyzed at the beginning of the 20th century. It is currently called the IV Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. In December 2019 the coronavirus changed the future of humanity. In less than three months, practically all of humanity was confined, this new reality caused the acceleration of the development of the IV Industrial Revolution, the digitization of processes. But it has also increased the positions against this process. This article analyzes how both contexts affect social evolution. As a novelty, we include primary sources obtained through Artificial Intelligence.