
The InfoQ Podcast
Software engineers, architects and team leads have found inspiration to drive change and innovation in their team by listening to the weekly InfoQ Podcast. They have received essential information that helped them validate their software development map. We have achieved that by interviewing some of the top CTOs, engineers and technology directors from companies like Uber, Netflix and more. Over 1,200,000 downloads in the last 3 years.
Latest episodes

Mar 19, 2024 • 30min
AsyncAPI V3 with Fran Méndez
The podcast discusses the evolution of AsyncAPI V3, challenges in migration, benefits of async event-driven architectures, and future roadmap including potential V4 version. It also touches on Glee framework for streamlined development and hints at AI automation for better user experience.

Mar 12, 2024 • 34min
Using ChatGPT to Search Enterprise Data with Pamela Fox
Pamela Fox from Microsoft discusses using ChatGPT to query enterprise data with Azure services, best practices for ChatGPT apps, and interoperability of sample code across programming languages. The podcast also explores pricing considerations for enterprise AI solutions.

Mar 4, 2024 • 32min
Continuous Architecture with Kurt Bittner and Pierre Pureur
Topics covered in the podcast include the role of a software architect, documenting architectural decisions, minimum viable architecture for products, misconceptions in software architecture, architectural decision records, quality attribute requirements, minimum viable product concept, balancing architectural decisions, and continuous architecture with evaluation and automation tools.

Feb 28, 2024 • 59min
Generally AI Episode 6: You Are Here
Explore the challenges of mapping and localization, from traditional navigation using stars and sextants to modern methods for robots and self-driving cars. Special guest Ashley Clark shares insights on spacecraft navigation. The podcast wraps up with a discussion on Generative AI applications in various sectors.

Feb 22, 2024 • 56min
Generally AI Episode 5: Making Waves
Explore the origins and applications of Fourier analysis and the Fast Fourier Transform in signal processing. Learn about song recognition algorithms like Shazam and the complexities of sound identification using spectrograms and dominant frequencies. Discover the use of AI in detecting music plagiarism and the creation of a robot musician playing the Theoremen instrument. Uncover the world of robotic vibrato and musical robots in a humorous and informative podcast episode.

Feb 14, 2024 • 49min
Generally AI Episode 4: Sold Out!
Exploring the scarcity of GPUs and Sriracha hot sauce, parallels are drawn on historical shortages. The podcast covers CUDA-enabled GPUs, parallel programming, and supply chain dynamics. From beer supply chain simulations to AI strategies, the episode dives into the intersection of technology and scarcity in a fun and informative way.

Feb 7, 2024 • 50min
Generally AI Episode 3: The Founders of CS and AI
Learn about the lives and contributions of legendary programmers Alan Turing and Claude Shannon. Topics include Turing machines and programming languages, code-breaking at Bletchley Park, Turing's appearances in science fiction and movies, Shannon's contributions to information theory, Morse code, and Shannon's work in AI and cryptography.

Jan 31, 2024 • 44min
Generally AI Episode 2: AI-Generated Speech and Music
This podcast explores the vulnerabilities and security measures of large language models. It delves into the history of the transformer architecture and Google's role in its development. The episode discusses AI-generated voices and their potential uses and concerns. It also explores synthesized music, MIDI representation, and AI-generated drum beats. The speakers stress the importance of caution with AI-generated voices and express the need for dynamic adaptation in drum kits. The podcast concludes with reflections on protecting one's voice and advancements in AI-generated metamusic.

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Jan 29, 2024 • 32min
Sam Partee on Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
Sam Partee, principal engineer at Redis, discusses Redis' vector database offering, different approaches to embeddings, enhancing language models with search components, and the use of hybrid search in Redis. They also explore the potential applications of retrieval augmented generation (RAG) technology and the challenges of running large language models on-prem.

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Jan 26, 2024 • 34min
Generally AI Episode 1: Large Language Models
Explore the vulnerabilities of large language models, the history of the transformer architecture, and the basics of LLM inference. Discuss the challenges of recipe hacking and password guessing. Learn about a red teaming event for large language models and the origins of GPT models. Delve into the motivations behind the transformer and enjoy some light-hearted banter.