Germany’s economic malaise, China’s disillusioned youth and why AI could make learning foreign languages less essential

Germany may be experiencing economic decline, China's youth are growing disillusioned, and AI technology could potentially replace the need to learn foreign languages, according to The Economist's latest podcast.

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Posted 8/21/2023, 3:35:00 PM