The Shift: Your open questions about agents, honest discussions
MicrosoftFor everyone looking to stay ahead of agentic change, this season of The Shift explores our rapidly evolving world from a full stack perspective, connecting technical professionals to the teams and tools that are here to help.
Each week we create space for top questions from the community, bringing you unscripted conversations about critical cloud, data and AI concepts, so we can all level up toge... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 23 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | TechnologyBusiness | |||
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One of the only tech podcasts I’ve found that isn’t trying to sell you something, is actually insightful and very human sounding. Interesting to hear how different people see the AI shift and what they’re doing with it.
Apple Podcasts5eastcoasttechy
United Statesa year ago - Awesome Conversations!
I look forward to this podcast because I always learn a new insight. The topics are interesting and relevant to my work, and I love the conversational style. Thank you!
Apple Podcasts5Andy_SeattleUnited Statesa year ago - Reality Check
Avoiding the AI hype but focusing, nonetheless, on the leading edge, Etlinger manages to elicit telling and useful insights and anecdotes. Reasonable, smart, and at times fun, a great pod for people working in the emergent AI space.
Apple Podcasts5mmcwattersUnited Statesa year ago - Favorite new podcast!!
This is a great series and each episode has been excellent. Cuts through the hype on AI to actual uses from experienced teams. The host gets great engagement and I am entertained and educated and it got me to listen to more Coldplay as well as learn about advances in science, business, and creativity. Check it out!!
Apple Podcasts5Sgt2112United Statesa year ago - Terrific Podcast
Wow! Susan Etlinger never disappoints. Her analysis is dependably balanced and nuanced and just smart. This new podcast is a must for anyone who is trying to figure out how AI is going to change our world and our lives and our responsibilities to be thoughtful and clear eyed even as we embrace it. And if you haven’t listened to Susan’s TED Talk about big data, do yourself a solid and check it out.
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