THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AS A SUBJECT OF SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The article analyzes the fourth industrial revolution («industry 4.0») as a modern socio-cultural phenomenon within the framework of social philosophy. Attention is drawn to the fact that a new technological breakthrough and the pace of development of digital technologies (artificial intelligence, virtual reality, digital platforms) qualitatively affect the change of all spheres of public life and the person himself. In the context of the analysis of problems and trends in the implementation of the fourth industrial revolution, social, philosophical and legal aspects of state participation in global information, technological, political and economic processes are updated. It is pointed out that the fourth industrial revolution is an absolutely new socio-cultural phenomenon that needs critical social and philosophical analysis.