Industry 5.0 in Society
Abstract
Industry 5.0 is a new paradigm on top of Industry 4.0 technology watchword that seeks to provide human-centric, sustainable, and resilient solutions to address burgeoning technological challenges. The fourth transition harmonizes Artificial Intelligence, robotics, and IoT with inventive creativity and human emotion for enjoying the virtue and fulfilling the purpose of invention. The article seeks to discuss the human-centered options, evolve solutions to emerging issues, and identify key areas of research interest within the Industry 5.0 context. The article illustrates the theoretical premise, reviews the literature, and discusses the future outlook of work, ethics, and societal impact in the Industry 5.0 landscape. Industry 5.0 aims to integrate the prescriptive role of people and machines, combining human ideas into the efficacy of machines in making products beneficial to society. Industry 5.0 is attained at a time when society is facing ethical questions to push forward automation, data privacy, climate change, and economic disparity. To evaluate the possible trends, ramifications, and measures to be taken for the proper integration of Industry 5.0, this article reviews the human-centered approaches, novel concerns, and research findings.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Digital Transformation in Industry
Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
Innovation
Technology
and Society
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Auerbach Publications eBooks
- Pages
- 194–205
- Publication date
- 2 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter