Thoughtworks Technology Podcast

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• Data products, data agents and semantic layers: Exploring Microsoft Fabric

  October 1, 2026 · 37 min

  The way we think about and build with data is changing. Data lakehouses have become an industry standard, and conversation is turning to semantic and governance layers as organizations seek to optimize and leverage data for the AI era…

• Rethinking the software development process for an era of specs and AI agents

  September 17, 2026 · 38 min

  The agentic era of software engineering began almost a year ago. And while much has changed in 2026, there's still a lot that hasn't been settled. One of the most important issues is how teams should collaborate. The idea of working with a…

• Open-weight models: What are they and when should you use them?

  September 3, 2026 · 39 min

  We've seen a huge amount of increase in interest around open-weight models in 2026. The reasons for this are multifaceted, ranging from the switch to per token billing, the evolving privacy landscape and improvements in open-weight model…

• AI-generated code: What has to be true for us to trust it without looking at it?

  August 20, 2026 · 43 min

  We've been thinking a lot recently about the status of code in a world where it's increasingly written and read by AI. Could the spec, for instance, become the primary way we interface with software systems? And if it does, will that mean…

• Scaling the enterprise harness: How to achieve AI agent controllability across an organization

  August 6, 2026 · 45 min

  Harness engineering is still a new concept, but already we've noticed a challenge being consistently faced by technology leaders: how can a harness be used at scale across an organization to ensure consistency and controllability without…

• Embracing hybrid AI: How Lenovo is leveraging local, on-device AI

  July 23, 2026 · 31 min

  Cloud was one of the main drivers of the early waves of AI adoption. However, as AI has become more and more embedded in systems and devices — in both consumer and enterprise contexts — it's becoming a bottleneck. This isn't just about…

• What does the future of software engineering look like?

  July 9, 2026 · 46 min

  At the end of June, Thoughtworks and Martin Fowler convened an unconference-style event in Switzerland with a range of industry leaders. The aim was to reflect on the current challenges and learning around AI assisted and agentic software…

• What is code?

  June 25, 2026 · 40 min

  What is code? It might sound obvious, but if you scratch the surface it becomes more difficult to articulate precisely what we mean. AI is complicating the picture further and changing the relationship developers have with code: when large…