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Shift - Living in the Digital Age

October 29, 2021

AI can now create abstract art that we can't distinguish from human-made paintings. But can an algorithm ever be truly creative? And would we describe AI as artistic?

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Shift — Living in the Digital Age

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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