Jean-Claude André is a process engineer and has a PhD in Chemical-Physics, as well as a French Doctorate in Physics on the subject of light–matter interactions (photochemical engineering, chemical-physics, and signal processing and modeling additive manufacturing, which is a component of Industry 4.0).

• Abstract viiForeword xiPreface xvIntroduction xxiiiChapter 1. Industry 4.0: Definition and the Acceleration of Innovations 11.1. General framework 11.2. Application areas 51.3. Dissemination of Industry 4.0 and the disciplines that contribute to its development 71.4. Artificial intelligence 131.4.1. General framework 131.4.2. Current limitations of AI 241.4.3. Learning with AI 271.5. The Internet of Things 301.6. Additive manufacturing 361.7. Robotization and automation 441.8. Current situation of Industry 4.0 481.8.1. Positioning 481.8.2. Industry 4.0 indicators 511.8.3. Some remarks 53Chapter 2. Disciplinary Boundaries 672.1. A return to the notion of the boundary object 672.1.1. From the idea to its processing 682.1.2. The issue of convergence 742.2. Interdisciplinarity 85Chapter 3. Technical Progress and Quality of Life at Work 953.1. General framework 953.2. Between acceptance and rejection, and between attractions and fears of technological progress 1033.3. New organizations and new disorganizations 1093.3.1. Co-working spaces 1133.3.2. Connected workers 1133.3.3. An obligation to train throughout life 1143.3.4. The specific case of additive manufacturing 1153.4. Environmental aspects 117Chapter 4. Elements of Foresight and Possible Effects of Conceivable Scenarios 1334.1. Major trends 1374.2. Four scenarios 1594.2.1. Introduction 1604.2.2. The four scenarios 1614.2.3. Blocking factors and probable scenario(s) 1674.3. Possible effects on the development of the “Industry 4.0” concept 1704.3.1. Reminders on creative innovation 1714.3.2. Scenario–Industry 4.0 relationships 178Chapter 5. What Can Be Done? 1935.1. The administrative path 1935.2. Effects on work based on the current inertial civilizational model 1965.2.1. A preconclusion 2025.3. New organizations 2075.4. Ways of resourcing European, national and/or individual innovation 2125.4.1. Industry 4.0 and research 2125.4.2. Disciplinary convergence 2145.5. Convergences 2175.5.1. A “bad” example of convergence: NBIC convergence 2175.5.2. What about “silent” technologies? 2245.5.3. The “boiling frog” fable 2275.6. Encouraging transformative, risky and interdisciplinary research 229Conclusion 235References 249Index 309

Jean-Claude André is a process engineer and has a PhD in Chemical-Physics, as well as a French Doctorate in Physics on the subject of light–matter interactions (photochemical engineering, chemical-physics, and signal processing and modeling additive manufacturing, which is a component of Industry 4.0).

• Abstract viiForeword xiPreface xvIntroduction xxiiiChapter 1. Industry 4.0: Definition and the Acceleration of Innovations 11.1. General framework 11.2. Application areas 51.3. Dissemination of Industry 4.0 and the disciplines that contribute to its development 71.4. Artificial intelligence 131.4.1. General framework 131.4.2. Current limitations of AI 241.4.3. Learning with AI 271.5. The Internet of Things 301.6. Additive manufacturing 361.7. Robotization and automation 441.8. Current situation of Industry 4.0 481.8.1. Positioning 481.8.2. Industry 4.0 indicators 511.8.3. Some remarks 53Chapter 2. Disciplinary Boundaries 672.1. A return to the notion of the boundary object 672.1.1. From the idea to its processing 682.1.2. The issue of convergence 742.2. Interdisciplinarity 85Chapter 3. Technical Progress and Quality of Life at Work 953.1. General framework 953.2. Between acceptance and rejection, and between attractions and fears of technological progress 1033.3. New organizations and new disorganizations 1093.3.1. Co-working spaces 1133.3.2. Connected workers 1133.3.3. An obligation to train throughout life 1143.3.4. The specific case of additive manufacturing 1153.4. Environmental aspects 117Chapter 4. Elements of Foresight and Possible Effects of Conceivable Scenarios 1334.1. Major trends 1374.2. Four scenarios 1594.2.1. Introduction 1604.2.2. The four scenarios 1614.2.3. Blocking factors and probable scenario(s) 1674.3. Possible effects on the development of the “Industry 4.0” concept 1704.3.1. Reminders on creative innovation 1714.3.2. Scenario–Industry 4.0 relationships 178Chapter 5. What Can Be Done? 1935.1. The administrative path 1935.2. Effects on work based on the current inertial civilizational model 1965.2.1. A preconclusion 2025.3. New organizations 2075.4. Ways of resourcing European, national and/or individual innovation 2125.4.1. Industry 4.0 and research 2125.4.2. Disciplinary convergence 2145.5. Convergences 2175.5.1. A “bad” example of convergence: NBIC convergence 2175.5.2. What about “silent” technologies? 2245.5.3. The “boiling frog” fable 2275.6. Encouraging transformative, risky and interdisciplinary research 229Conclusion 235References 249Index 309

Jean-Claude André is a process engineer and has a PhD in Chemical-Physics, as well as a French Doctorate in Physics on the subject of light–matter interactions (photochemical engineering, chemical-physics, and signal processing and modeling additive manufacturing, which is a component of Industry 4.0).

• Abstract viiForeword xiPreface xvIntroduction xxiiiChapter 1. Industry 4.0: Definition and the Acceleration of Innovations 11.1. General framework 11.2. Application areas 51.3. Dissemination of Industry 4.0 and the disciplines that contribute to its development 71.4. Artificial intelligence 131.4.1. General framework 131.4.2. Current limitations of AI 241.4.3. Learning with AI 271.5. The Internet of Things 301.6. Additive manufacturing 361.7. Robotization and automation 441.8. Current situation of Industry 4.0 481.8.1. Positioning 481.8.2. Industry 4.0 indicators 511.8.3. Some remarks 53Chapter 2. Disciplinary Boundaries 672.1. A return to the notion of the boundary object 672.1.1. From the idea to its processing 682.1.2. The issue of convergence 742.2. Interdisciplinarity 85Chapter 3. Technical Progress and Quality of Life at Work 953.1. General framework 953.2. Between acceptance and rejection, and between attractions and fears of technological progress 1033.3. New organizations and new disorganizations 1093.3.1. Co-working spaces 1133.3.2. Connected workers 1133.3.3. An obligation to train throughout life 1143.3.4. The specific case of additive manufacturing 1153.4. Environmental aspects 117Chapter 4. Elements of Foresight and Possible Effects of Conceivable Scenarios 1334.1. Major trends 1374.2. Four scenarios 1594.2.1. Introduction 1604.2.2. The four scenarios 1614.2.3. Blocking factors and probable scenario(s) 1674.3. Possible effects on the development of the “Industry 4.0” concept 1704.3.1. Reminders on creative innovation 1714.3.2. Scenario–Industry 4.0 relationships 178Chapter 5. What Can Be Done? 1935.1. The administrative path 1935.2. Effects on work based on the current inertial civilizational model 1965.2.1. A preconclusion 2025.3. New organizations 2075.4. Ways of resourcing European, national and/or individual innovation 2125.4.1. Industry 4.0 and research 2125.4.2. Disciplinary convergence 2145.5. Convergences 2175.5.1. A “bad” example of convergence: NBIC convergence 2175.5.2. What about “silent” technologies? 2245.5.3. The “boiling frog” fable 2275.6. Encouraging transformative, risky and interdisciplinary research 229Conclusion 235References 249Index 309