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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