Can I use blockchain technology? Will artificial intelligence take over my career? What exactly is "Machine Learning"? These are some of the questions „SHIFT – Living in the Digital Age“ tries to answer.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 hours 23 minutes
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Digital sovereignty and data sovereignty
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A day without a smartphone—Is that still possible?
Thanks to smartphones, everything from shopping to searching for partners can happen in real time online. How uncomfortable is it to go a full day without these do-it-all mobile devices?
Are brain-computer interfaces risky?
What would happen if medical professionals and tech entrepreneurs could control the impulses in our brains? Some diseases, such as addiction, could potentially be cured. But how would this impact a person's personality?
Wearables to help control devices with your mind
Non-invasive brain-computer interfaces fit into headphones or headbands. They allow you to dim the lights, play a video or measure your productivity – using only the power of your thoughts.
The impact of future mobility
Discussions on the future of road-use have so far focused on the safety of self-driving vehicles. But the acceptance of future mobility also depends on factors such as data protection and sustainability.
Virtual training for safe self-driving cars
The US company Nvidia has created a driving simulation platform to train self-driving cars. A virtual world with large data sets, where all possible traffic situations are played out.
The brain of a self-driving car
In self-driving vehicles, the engine will no longer be so important. It's all about the computer—as data from radar, lidar and other sensors must be analyzed in real time and processed by the AI.
Facebook blocks algorithm research
Does the Instagram algorithm favor certain politicians or topics? The non-profit organization AlgorithmWatch launched a study to answer these questions. Once again, Facebook hindered the research into its algorithms.