The Sixth Technological Paradigm Is Approaching
Skoltech Professor Dmitry Teteriukov presented the concept of the sixth technological paradigm (Industry 6.0) at the CIPR forum and shared a case of its implementation.
Representatives of IT companies interviewed by ComNews gave varied predictions about the approach of Industry 6.0.
Forecasts differ: some expect it to arrive in 3–5 years, while others predict 10–15 years or more.
Representatives of IT companies interviewed by ComNews gave varied predictions about the approach of Industry 6.0.
Forecasts differ: some expect it to arrive in 3–5 years, while others predict 10–15 years or more.
Vladislav Podrechnyov, Head of the Data Analysis Department at CINIMEX, told ComNews that he does not fully agree that Industry 6.0 is imminent.
“If we imagine Industry 6.0 as a world where people, AI, and equipment operate in a single loop — say, machines autonomously predict failures, and production lines dynamically reorganize logistics in response to supply chain disruptions — then we are at least 10–15 years away from widespread adoption of such systems.
This isn’t pessimism — it’s about real bottlenecks,” he said.
Among the barriers, he cited:
- problems with data cleanliness and coherence (sensor data is often noisy, and old SCADA systems and new IoT devices speak different “languages”),
- people’s fear of handing over control to AI,
- high cost of computing power,
- talent shortage,
- and the difficulty of building truly secure systems.