It’s said that we’re in the fourth Industrial Revolution, an era characterised by automation. An era where various industries have slowly seen a shift towards automated technology. The increase in ‘Machine to Machine’ communication (M2M) and the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) – The processing and sharing of data by physical objects via sensors, software and other technologies to other devices, systems and communication networks. An exploration of this new era of industry, Daniel Nicholas‘ Eugene questions the role of Artificial Intelligence within our lives and what this could mean for the possible resolution of societal issues.