Talk Beginner

Commit to More Than Commits

Approved

Session Description

We've trained several generations (or probably more) to believe that open source contribution means pull requests and green squares on GitHub. Meanwhile, AI can now write the boilerplate. What it cannot do is question whether the system should exist, who it leaves out, or what happens when it fails. So what does that mean for us?

This talk makes the case that the most valuable open source work today is the work that AI cannot do.

As the FOSS United Foundation shifts towards talking about Digital Commons more often than just open source software, I want to leave the audience with five concrete actions that start turning you from a regular coder into someone who shapes and questions systems.

Key Takeaways

Understanding of Digital Commons
Effect of AI on a programming job at all levels
Ways to get involved with an open source community, beyond writing code

References

https://www.anthropic.com/research/labor-market-impacts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_commons

Session Categories

Contributing to FOSS

Community

Technology / FOSS licenses, policy

Knowledge Commons (Open Hardware, Open Science, Open Data etc.)

Speakers

Siddharth Shivkumar Senior Program Manager - Learners Program | FOSS United

With over five years of experience in developer education, I am passionate about building platforms that empower technologists. Exploring technology, communities and everything in-between.

Reviews

This might serve as a good introduction to set context for the "software in the age of AI" panel if that happens.

Reviewer #1 Approved