The hype surrounding Industry 4.0 technologies, and their assumed criticality for digital transformation, will surely follow the typical path determined by human psychology as it relates to technology: New technology generally piques unwavering interest. Greater investigation into said technology often leads to more promises of what it will deliver, with use cases seemingly endless. The reality of implementing the technology, however, may quickly turn downward into pessimism, especially when many promising use cases fail to come to fruition. Consequently, fear and distrust of the technology increase, and most people abandon it. Of course, some use cases become success stories, and the technology may indeed gain some traction - but only in a slow, methodical way. The real problem, however, was never with the technology itself; rather, it was likely with the human psyche's perceptions of it.
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