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The AI Shockwave in Open Source Communities: How AI Is Reshaping the Foundations of Open Source Communities

UB5.230 | Day 2 | 16:35 - 17:00 | Speakers: David Allen, Amanda Victoria Wagner

The AI Shockwave in Open Source Communities: How AI Is Reshaping the Foundations of Open Source Communities
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Abstract

Open source communities depend on a steady influx of newcomers who ask questions, seek help, and build relationships. Future heroes have to start somewhere as newbies. But across the ecosystem, those early engagement signals are dropping—sometimes sharply. Generative AI is changing how people learn, troubleshoot, and participate.

This talk synthesizes new research and real-world data to explore how AI is reshaping contributor pipelines—and what open source projects can do to adapt before downstream participation suffers.

Speakers

David Allen

I'm a software engineer & architect that was very fortunate to get involved in open source community building, developer relations, and leadership. I am currently the Senior Director of Developer Relations at Grafana.

Amanda Victoria Wagner

Amanda V. Wagner Amanda V. Wagner is Senior Manager of Developer Community at Grafana Labs, shaping community strategy, supporting community champions, and building programs that scale and energize Grafana’s open-source community.

David Allen I'm a software engineer & architect that was very fortunate to get involved in open source community building, developer relations, and leadership. I am currently the Director of Developer Relations at Grafana.

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