{"podcast":{"title":"SHIFT","slug":"shift-6601531","podcast_index_feed_id":6601531,"rss_url":"https://publicfeeds.net/f/3360/feed-rss.xml","website_url":"https://shiftshow.ai","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/3360/images/b573e40b-5dd5-4c6a-838a-1c100812844b/Shift_Album_NEW.png","author":"Jennifer Strong (strongreporter@proton.me)","episode_count":149,"summary":"Hosted by Jennifer Strong, SHIFT is a weekly podcast taking a closer look at the far-reaching impact of automation on our daily lives. From policy to process, we seek to understand how lives are changing alongside rapid breakthroughs in frontier technologies and artificial intelligence. Join us as we navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by this reshaped reality.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T14:17:45.767284+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shift-6601531"},"episode":{"title":"Quantum Computing’s Hardest Path Reaches a Breakthrough","slug":"quantum-computing-s-hardest-path-reaches-a-breakthrough","published_at":"2026-06-04T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shift-6601531/quantum-computing-s-hardest-path-reaches-a-breakthrough","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shift-6601531","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_3360_c04ad94a-518c-4c4f-9b18-275516c7b31d&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F3360%2Ffeed-rss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/3360/c04ad94a-518c-4c4f-9b18-275516c7b31d/SHIFT_E126_MSFT_Quantum_-_SEG_A.mp3","summary":"Microsoft EVP Jason Zander on the materials breakthrough that closed the gap, how AI agents cut the roadmap in half, and why he believes quantum's real job might be to make AI smarter. We Meet: Microsoft EVP of Discovery & Quantum Jason Zander Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.","meta_description":"Microsoft EVP Jason Zander on the materials breakthrough that closed the gap, how AI agents cut the roadmap in half, and why he believes quantum's real jo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1323,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/shift-6601531/episodes/quantum-computing-s-hardest-path-reaches-a-breakthrough/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shift-6601531/quantum-computing-s-hardest-path-reaches-a-breakthrough.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}