industrial revolution
noun
: a rapid major change in an economy (as in England in the late 18th century) marked by the general introduction of power-driven machinery or by an important change in the prevailing types and methods of use of such machines
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This series has explored AI’s role in manufacturing, its real-world applications, its enabling technologies and its historical connections to manufacturing processes that date back to the industrial revolution.
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John Clemons, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Su pointed out to Wired that the same fear was expressed during the industrial revolution—and the world managed to adapt.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
The rapid ascent of AI has been likened to everything from the rise of the internet to the industrial revolution, but, to Buchanan, the potential of her platform feels closer to Instagram, a tech tool that offers everyone a chance to create.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
The pattern first appeared more positively in the western world around the mid-19th century with the industrial revolution—less plagues going on, more precise pattern-making—in tandem with the polka dance craze that gave it a name.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2025
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John Clemons, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Su pointed out to Wired that the same fear was expressed during the industrial revolution—and the world managed to adapt.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
The rapid ascent of AI has been likened to everything from the rise of the internet to the industrial revolution, but, to Buchanan, the potential of her platform feels closer to Instagram, a tech tool that offers everyone a chance to create.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
The pattern first appeared more positively in the western world around the mid-19th century with the industrial revolution—less plagues going on, more precise pattern-making—in tandem with the polka dance craze that gave it a name.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Industrial revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial%20revolution. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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