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🎥What if computers could use the strange rules of quantum physics to compute?
Christian and Jelle kick off the Quantum Computing series, exploring qubits, superposition, entanglement and the challenges of quantum computing. youtu.be/-8SN_Q-hY24
Christian and Jelle kick off the Quantum Computing series, exploring qubits, superposition, entanglement and the challenges of quantum computing. youtu.be/-8SN_Q-hY24
140. Quantum Computing: Where Do We Start?
YouTube video by Betabit
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October 1, 2026 at 8:43 AM
🎥What if computers could use the strange rules of quantum physics to compute?
Christian and Jelle kick off the Quantum Computing series, exploring qubits, superposition, entanglement and the challenges of quantum computing. youtu.be/-8SN_Q-hY24
Christian and Jelle kick off the Quantum Computing series, exploring qubits, superposition, entanglement and the challenges of quantum computing. youtu.be/-8SN_Q-hY24
The Cyber Resilience Act is here. What does it mean for developers?
From today, EU CRA reporting obligations kick in - security isn't just best practice, it's law.
🎥 Watch the new Betatalks where Jelle & Christian explain more: youtu.be/SKliMePWrzc
From today, EU CRA reporting obligations kick in - security isn't just best practice, it's law.
🎥 Watch the new Betatalks where Jelle & Christian explain more: youtu.be/SKliMePWrzc
139. Cyber Resilience Act: What Developers Need to Know
YouTube video by Betabit
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September 11, 2026 at 8:16 AM
The Cyber Resilience Act is here. What does it mean for developers?
From today, EU CRA reporting obligations kick in - security isn't just best practice, it's law.
🎥 Watch the new Betatalks where Jelle & Christian explain more: youtu.be/SKliMePWrzc
From today, EU CRA reporting obligations kick in - security isn't just best practice, it's law.
🎥 Watch the new Betatalks where Jelle & Christian explain more: youtu.be/SKliMePWrzc
🎙️ In this Betatalks episode, @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Wilco Burggraaf about cutting digital waste and building smarter, more sustainable systems. #GreenSoftware #Sustainability youtu.be/FuF-3SFOkfc
136. Green Software Building More Sustainable Systems - with Wilco Burggraaf
YouTube video by Betabit
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August 12, 2026 at 8:15 AM
🎙️ In this Betatalks episode, @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Wilco Burggraaf about cutting digital waste and building smarter, more sustainable systems. #GreenSoftware #Sustainability youtu.be/FuF-3SFOkfc
🎥In this betatalks: Bram and Christian explore how Playwright tags and annotations turn test metadata into a tool for smarter workflows. Combining metadata with graph databases and LLMs, teams can understand, query, and optimize tests. youtu.be/huIByt-J8wU
137. How annotations can help you with your AI driven workflow
YouTube video by Betabit
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August 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🎥In this betatalks: Bram and Christian explore how Playwright tags and annotations turn test metadata into a tool for smarter workflows. Combining metadata with graph databases and LLMs, teams can understand, query, and optimize tests. youtu.be/huIByt-J8wU
🎥 What if the biggest improvement to your test automation isn't a new tool, but the way you write your code? In this Betatalks video, Bram and Christian show how SOLID principles help testers build more maintainable, scalable and reliable test automation. youtu.be/aNRKzKUxcgE
136. SOLID Principles for Test Automation
YouTube video by Betabit
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July 16, 2026 at 7:58 AM
🎥 What if the biggest improvement to your test automation isn't a new tool, but the way you write your code? In this Betatalks video, Bram and Christian show how SOLID principles help testers build more maintainable, scalable and reliable test automation. youtu.be/aNRKzKUxcgE
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It has been a long time in the making, but @oscarvantol.nl and I FINALLY got to talk to @burkeholland.bsky.social in #betatalks the #podcast. And it was nothing short of awesome 😊
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134. The Future of Software Development with AI Agents - With Burke Holland
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July 13, 2026 at 8:07 AM
It has been a long time in the making, but @oscarvantol.nl and I FINALLY got to talk to @burkeholland.bsky.social in #betatalks the #podcast. And it was nothing short of awesome 😊
cc @betabitnl.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rupz...
cc @betabitnl.bsky.social
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🎙️AI agents are changing the way developers build software. In this new Betatalks episode @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with @burkeholland.bsky.social. They discuss GitHub Copilot, AI agents, coding in the terminal and the future of software development. youtu.be/rupzQy-2WB8
134. The Future of Software Development with AI Agents - With Burke Holland
YouTube video by Betabit
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July 14, 2026 at 1:22 PM
🎙️AI agents are changing the way developers build software. In this new Betatalks episode @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with @burkeholland.bsky.social. They discuss GitHub Copilot, AI agents, coding in the terminal and the future of software development. youtu.be/rupzQy-2WB8
AI is changing software testing faster than ever. But are we keeping up?🎙️In this podcast episode, @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Ronald Veth about AI, test automation, and why blindly trusting AI-generated code can be risky. youtu.be/OCTZqNU-vkU
133. Who Tests the AI? The New Reality of Software Testing - with Ronald Veth
YouTube video by Betabit
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June 30, 2026 at 12:09 PM
AI is changing software testing faster than ever. But are we keeping up?🎙️In this podcast episode, @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Ronald Veth about AI, test automation, and why blindly trusting AI-generated code can be risky. youtu.be/OCTZqNU-vkU
🎙️New Betatalks alert: What happens when AI stops being just a tool and starts acting like a teammate? @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl discuss how AI agents are reshaping software development, collaboration, and the way organizations work. youtu.be/JBe0Sq_MMQE
132. The Next Era of AI From Tool to Teammate - with Rick & Oscar
YouTube video by Betabit
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June 16, 2026 at 7:41 AM
🎙️New Betatalks alert: What happens when AI stops being just a tool and starts acting like a teammate? @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl discuss how AI agents are reshaping software development, collaboration, and the way organizations work. youtu.be/JBe0Sq_MMQE
🎥How do you run an entire application environment from a single project? Colin and Yvo explore how Aspire simplifies local development and makes onboarding, debugging, and collaboration easier for modern development teams. youtu.be/6oYgbcqswAg
134. Getting Started with Aspire for Local Development
YouTube video by Betabit
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June 4, 2026 at 12:40 PM
🎥How do you run an entire application environment from a single project? Colin and Yvo explore how Aspire simplifies local development and makes onboarding, debugging, and collaboration easier for modern development teams. youtu.be/6oYgbcqswAg
🎙️New Betatalks alert: @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with @baaijte.net, maintainer of Microsoft’s Fluent UI Blazor library, about open source, the Microsoft ecosystem, .NET Aspire, AI, and modern software development. youtu.be/-tLKuJX1Kxc
131. Fluent UI Blazor in the Microsoft Ecosystem: Open Source, Aspire & Beyond - with Vincent Baaij
YouTube video by Betabit
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June 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
🎙️New Betatalks alert: @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with @baaijte.net, maintainer of Microsoft’s Fluent UI Blazor library, about open source, the Microsoft ecosystem, .NET Aspire, AI, and modern software development. youtu.be/-tLKuJX1Kxc
🎙️New Betatalks: @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Hannah King about cloud architecture, security, AI and creativity in engineering. They discuss why many organizations still struggle with cloud fundamentals and how AI is reshaping security operations.
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130. AI, Cybersecurity & Creativity in Modern Cloud Engineering - with Hannah King
YouTube video by Betabit
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May 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
🎙️New Betatalks: @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Hannah King about cloud architecture, security, AI and creativity in engineering. They discuss why many organizations still struggle with cloud fundamentals and how AI is reshaping security operations.
youtu.be/czqNsPX9EEE
youtu.be/czqNsPX9EEE
🎙️New Betatalks: Why Developers Still Matter in the Age of AI. @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Tim Corey about learning, fundamentals, and why understanding your code matters. They also discuss AI as a tool for developers, not a replacement.
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129. Why Developers Still Matter in the Age of AI - with Tim Corey - Betatalks the podcast
In this episode, Rick & Oscar talk with Tim Corey about his unconventional path into software development and how it shaped his focus on teaching fundamentals with clarity. What started as simple ...
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May 6, 2026 at 7:04 AM
🎙️New Betatalks: Why Developers Still Matter in the Age of AI. @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Tim Corey about learning, fundamentals, and why understanding your code matters. They also discuss AI as a tool for developers, not a replacement.
www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
🎙️New podcast episode: Applying AI in Agricultural Robotics. @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Julian de Wit about moving from Kaggle to real-world AI. Less hype, more reality: clear use cases, good data, and many small, optimized models make the difference. youtu.be/LcEBy7mPWP4
128. Applying AI in Agricultural Robotics: From Kaggle to Production - with Julian de Wit
YouTube video by Betabit
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April 21, 2026 at 9:35 AM
🎙️New podcast episode: Applying AI in Agricultural Robotics. @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Julian de Wit about moving from Kaggle to real-world AI. Less hype, more reality: clear use cases, good data, and many small, optimized models make the difference. youtu.be/LcEBy7mPWP4
🎙️New podcast episode: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with @harmveenstra.bsky.social. He shares how PowerShell and automation shaped his journey to MVP, his role in the community, and why automation only works when paired with proper governance.
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127. Why PowerShell is Fun and Automation Matters - with Harm Veenstra
YouTube video by Betabit
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April 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
🎙️New podcast episode: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with @harmveenstra.bsky.social. He shares how PowerShell and automation shaped his journey to MVP, his role in the community, and why automation only works when paired with proper governance.
youtu.be/jkzB75EXyl4
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Christian and Bram explore #ShellGPT, an AI assistant in your terminal. From generating commands to deploying a web app with Docker, a practical look at AI in real dev workflows. #AI #DevTools youtu.be/fvDOeggaeL4
131. ShellGPT: Your AI Assistant in the Terminal
YouTube video by Betabit
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April 2, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Christian and Bram explore #ShellGPT, an AI assistant in your terminal. From generating commands to deploying a web app with Docker, a practical look at AI in real dev workflows. #AI #DevTools youtu.be/fvDOeggaeL4
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#dotnetzuid Event notification!
📽️ T-SQL Meets AI: Unleashing SQL Server 2025’s Vector & RAG Power
🗣️ Christian Peeters
📅 Monday April 13th
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📽️ T-SQL Meets AI: Unleashing SQL Server 2025’s Vector & RAG Power
🗣️ Christian Peeters
📅 Monday April 13th
📌 @betabitnl.bsky.social (TechTower Eindhoven)
Register NOW and secure your spot 👇🏻
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T-SQL Meets AI: Unleashing SQL Server 2025’s Vector & RAG Power // 13 Apr 2026
Speaker: Christian Peeters // Sponsored by Betabit // Eindhoven
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March 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
#dotnetzuid Event notification!
📽️ T-SQL Meets AI: Unleashing SQL Server 2025’s Vector & RAG Power
🗣️ Christian Peeters
📅 Monday April 13th
📌 @betabitnl.bsky.social (TechTower Eindhoven)
Register NOW and secure your spot 👇🏻
www.dotnetzuid.nl/events/t-sql...
#SQL #AI #RAG
📽️ T-SQL Meets AI: Unleashing SQL Server 2025’s Vector & RAG Power
🗣️ Christian Peeters
📅 Monday April 13th
📌 @betabitnl.bsky.social (TechTower Eindhoven)
Register NOW and secure your spot 👇🏻
www.dotnetzuid.nl/events/t-sql...
#SQL #AI #RAG
🎙️In this #betatalks episode, @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Toon Vanhoutte about moving from BizTalk to modern Azure architectures. Scalable integrations, solid APIs, reliable data. That’s where AI starts to deliver real value. #GenAI #Azure
www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
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126. GenAI: Is Your Azure Architecture Ready? - with Toon Vanhoutte - Betatalks the podcast
In this episode, Rick and Oscar talk with Toon Vanhoutte, Azure Solution Architect and Microsoft MVP, about the shift from BizTalk integrations to modern Azure architectures and how organizations can ...
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March 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM
🎙️In this #betatalks episode, @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Toon Vanhoutte about moving from BizTalk to modern Azure architectures. Scalable integrations, solid APIs, reliable data. That’s where AI starts to deliver real value. #GenAI #Azure
www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
🎙️ New Betatalks: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Emily van Putten. We discuss bias in the tech industry, the shift from traditional hierarchies to more self-steering organizations, and why building a more people-first tech ecosystem matters. www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
125. Rewriting the Operating System of Tech - with Emily van Putten - Betatalks the podcast
In this episode, Rick and Oscar talk with Emily van Putten, a tech leader, Microsoft MVP, TEDx speaker, and founder of the mission-driven initiative Beleeve. She explains how her gender transition exp...
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March 4, 2026 at 9:49 AM
🎙️ New Betatalks: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Emily van Putten. We discuss bias in the tech industry, the shift from traditional hierarchies to more self-steering organizations, and why building a more people-first tech ecosystem matters. www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
🎥In this Betatalks, Christian and Yvo show how pattern matching in C# replaces complex if/else logic with concise, readable switch expressions. From discounts to validations, business rules become clear, compact, and safe to handle.
#csharp #patternmatching #softwaredevelopment
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#csharp #patternmatching #softwaredevelopment
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129. Pattern Matching in C-sharp: Getting Started
YouTube video by Betabit
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February 26, 2026 at 8:17 AM
🎥In this Betatalks, Christian and Yvo show how pattern matching in C# replaces complex if/else logic with concise, readable switch expressions. From discounts to validations, business rules become clear, compact, and safe to handle.
#csharp #patternmatching #softwaredevelopment
youtu.be/Tg1JRk-ut0g
#csharp #patternmatching #softwaredevelopment
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🎙️New Betatalks: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
@rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl explore where AI truly adds value in early 2026, where it still falls short, and the risks of relying on AI output in compliant production environments. #AI
www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
@rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl explore where AI truly adds value in early 2026, where it still falls short, and the risks of relying on AI output in compliant production environments. #AI
www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
124. The Reality of AI in Software Development - with Rick & Oscar - Betatalks the podcast
In this podcast episode, Rick and Oscar explore the reality of AI in software development in early 2026. Where does AI genuinely add value today, and where does it fall short? Should developers fear f...
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February 23, 2026 at 9:07 AM
🎙️New Betatalks: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
@rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl explore where AI truly adds value in early 2026, where it still falls short, and the risks of relying on AI output in compliant production environments. #AI
www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
@rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl explore where AI truly adds value in early 2026, where it still falls short, and the risks of relying on AI output in compliant production environments. #AI
www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
𝐇𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐭-𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩! 💯⛷️🏂
Verse sneeuw, een strakblauwe lucht en heerlijke temperaturen. Overdag volop genieten op de piste en ’s avonds natuurlijk après-ski gezelligheid. Met deze aftermovie blikken we terug op een geweldig Betawit-skiweekend in Kaprun.
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Verse sneeuw, een strakblauwe lucht en heerlijke temperaturen. Overdag volop genieten op de piste en ’s avonds natuurlijk après-ski gezelligheid. Met deze aftermovie blikken we terug op een geweldig Betawit-skiweekend in Kaprun.
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Betawit Kaprun 2026
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February 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
𝐇𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐭-𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩! 💯⛷️🏂
Verse sneeuw, een strakblauwe lucht en heerlijke temperaturen. Overdag volop genieten op de piste en ’s avonds natuurlijk après-ski gezelligheid. Met deze aftermovie blikken we terug op een geweldig Betawit-skiweekend in Kaprun.
youtu.be/HYpm5myZNyU
Verse sneeuw, een strakblauwe lucht en heerlijke temperaturen. Overdag volop genieten op de piste en ’s avonds natuurlijk après-ski gezelligheid. Met deze aftermovie blikken we terug op een geweldig Betawit-skiweekend in Kaprun.
youtu.be/HYpm5myZNyU
🎙️New podcast episode. @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Geert van der Cruijsen about DevOps, platform engineering, and value delivery. Why DevOps isn’t dead, how hypes come and go, and why culture and teams still make the difference. #DevOps open.spotify.com/episode/5C6X...
123. From DevOps to Platform Engineering: Building Valuable Software - with Geert van der Cruijsen
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February 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
🎙️New podcast episode. @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Geert van der Cruijsen about DevOps, platform engineering, and value delivery. Why DevOps isn’t dead, how hypes come and go, and why culture and teams still make the difference. #DevOps open.spotify.com/episode/5C6X...
🎥 In our latest Betatalks, Christian and Jelle show how to benchmark .NET code with BenchmarkDotNet and why small choices like string concatenation vs. StringBuilder can make a big difference in performance and memory. #BenchmarkDotNet #DotNetCode
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128. How to Benchmark your .NET code
YouTube video by Betabit
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January 29, 2026 at 9:17 AM
🎥 In our latest Betatalks, Christian and Jelle show how to benchmark .NET code with BenchmarkDotNet and why small choices like string concatenation vs. StringBuilder can make a big difference in performance and memory. #BenchmarkDotNet #DotNetCode
youtu.be/VlbENR5U0Tg
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🎙️New podcast episode: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Ana Inés Urrutia about HR, AI, and enterprise tech. From psychology to responsible, human-led AI, and how design and data visualization make complex tech accessible. #HRtech #AI #ResponsibleAI
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How AI Is Transforming Human Resources - with Ana Inés Urrutia
Spotify video
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January 20, 2026 at 1:08 PM
🎙️New podcast episode: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Ana Inés Urrutia about HR, AI, and enterprise tech. From psychology to responsible, human-led AI, and how design and data visualization make complex tech accessible. #HRtech #AI #ResponsibleAI
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