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The many meanings of "responsible" - Using AI well in an Open Source world

Sveta Smirnova
Sveta Smirnova
Principal Support Engineering Coordinator
Percona
Bennie Grant
Bennie Grant
Percona
COO
Session Thursday, Sep 10 11:00am – 12:00pm Matterhorn 3

It often looks like everyone loves AI. Everyone also seems worried about AI. Some will even be wondering if those two consecutive short sentences show that this text was written by AI. It wasn’t.

With so much discussion around AI going on, it’s easy to just focus on the issues around code, content and open source, or on the ethically complex areas where AI is being used to mediate human interaction with systems or organisations. Join us for a discussion bridging that gap. Looking at where developers and reviewers are using AI well; what it does to reviewers when they use it badly; the concerns raised when end users interact with the AI, not just code generated by it; and the business case for adoption.

Speakers

Sveta Smirnova
Sveta Smirnova
Principal Support Engineering Coordinator
Percona

Sveta Smirnova is a world-renowned MySQL expert. She is the author of the books “MySQL Troubleshooting” and “MySQL Cookbook, 4th Edition”, a MySQL support engineer with decades of experience, and …

Bennie Grant
Bennie Grant
Percona
COO

As COO at Percona, I lead a team dedicated to empowering businesses with open source database solutions. With over 9 years as an integral part of Percona’s leadership, I have an intimate understanding of our …

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