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What happens when computing goes beyond the limits of physics as we know it? This week on Techsplainers, we unpack the mind‑bending world of quantum, from qubits and entanglement to the real‑world breakthroughs this technology is poised to unlock.

Week 9: Quantum

  • Episode 041: Part 1: What is quantum computing?
  • Episode 042: Part 2: What is quantum computing?
  • Episode 043: Part 3: What is quantum computing?
  • Episode 044: Part 1: What is a qubit?
  • Episode 045: Part 2: What is a qubit?

Part 1: What is quantum computing?
 

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Quantum week:

  • Episode 041: Part 1: What is quantum computing?
  • Episode 042: Part 2: What is quantum computing?
  • Episode 043: Part 3: What is quantum computing?
  • Episode 044: Part 1: What is a qubit?
  • Episode 045: Part 2: What is a qubit?

 
Part 1: What is quantum computing?

Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Josh Schneider, Ian Smalley
Part 2: What is quantum computing?

Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Josh Schneider, Ian Smalley
Part 3: What is quantum computing?

Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Josh Schneider, Ian Smalley
Part 1: What is a qubit?

Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Josh Schneider, Ian Smalley
Part 2: What is a qubit?

Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Josh Schneider, Ian Smalley

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Agentic AI

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Voice: Alice Gomstyn | Authors: Anna Gutowska
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Voice: Alice Gomstyn | Authors: Charlotte Hu, Amanda Downie, Matthew Finio,
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Voice: Alice Gomstyn | Authors: Cole Stryker
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Voice: Alice Gomstyn
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What is a multi-agent system?
Voice: Alice Gomstyn | Authors: Anna Gutowska
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What is multi-agent collaboration?
Voice: Alice Gomstyn | Authors: Shalini Harkar
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The 2025 Guide to AI Agents

Data for AI

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Voice: Matt Finio | Authors: Tom Krantz, Alexandra Jonker
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Voice: Matt Finio | Authors: Matthew Kosinski
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Voice: Matt Finio | Authors: Alexandra Jonker, Alice Gomstyn
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Voice: Matt Finio | Authors: Alexandra Jonker, Tom Krantz
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What is data integrity?
Voice: Matt Finio | Authors: Tim Mucci, Cole Stryker
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What is data accuracy?
Voice: Matt Finio

Observability

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Voice: PJ Hagerty
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Voice: PJ Hagerty | Authors: Chrystal R. China
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Voice: PJ Hagerty | Authors: Chrystal R. China
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Voice: PJ Hagerty | Authors: Chrystal R. China, Sanchita Chakraborti
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Voice: PJ Hagerty | Authors: Chrystal R. China, Sanchita Chakraborti
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What is SRE observability?
Voice: PJ Hagerty | Authors: Chrystal R. China
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What is full-stack observability?
Voice: PJ Hagerty | Authors: Jim Holdsworth, Annie Badman

Cybersecurity

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What is a data breach?
Voice: Bryan Clark | Authors: Matthew Kosinski
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What is social engineering?
Voice: Bryan Clark
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What is phishing?
Voice: Bryan Clark | Authors: Matthew Kosinski
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Part 1: What is ransomware?
Voice: Bryan Clark | Authors: Matthew Kosinski
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Part 2: What is ransomware?
Voice: Bryan Clark | Authors: Matthew Kosinski
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What is authentication?
Voice: Bryan Clark | Authors: Matthew Kosinski
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What is access management?
Voice: Bryan Clark | Authors: Matthew Kosinski, Jim Holdsworth
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The 2025 Guide to Cybersecurity

AI MLOps

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Part 1: What is MLOps?
Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Tim Mucci, Cole Stryker
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Part 2: What is MLOps?
Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Tim Mucci, Cole Stryker
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What is a machine learning pipeline?
Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Ivan Belcic, Cole Stryker
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What is AI lifecycle management?
Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Kazuaki Ishizaki
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What is model deployment?
Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Rina Diane Caballar, Cole Stryker
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What is data labeling?
Voice: Ian Smalley
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What is AutoML?
Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Ivan Belcic, Cole Stryker
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The 2025 Guide to Machine Learning

Generative AI

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What is generative AI?
Voice: Amanda Downie | Authors: Cole Stryker, Mark Scapicchio
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What are large language models (LLMs)?
Voice: Amanda Downie | Authors: Cole Stryker
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What are vision language models (VLMs)?
Voice: Amanda Downie
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What is retrieval augmented generation (RAG)?
Voice: Amanda Downie | Authors: Ivan Belcic
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What is vibe coding?
Voice: Amanda Downie
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The 2025 Guide to AI Agents

Quantum Computing

Part 1: What is quantum computing?
Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Josh Schneider, Ian Smalley
Part 2: What is quantum computing?
Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Josh Schneider, Ian Smalley
Part 3: What is quantum computing?
Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Josh Schneider, Ian Smalley
Part 1: What is a qubit?
Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Josh Schneider, Ian Smalley
Part 2: What is a qubit?
Voice: Ian Smalley | Authors: Josh Schneider, Ian Smalley
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