Commit to More Than Commits

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.

1. Understanding of Digital Commons

2. Effect of AI on a programming job at all levels

3. Ways to get involved with an open source community, beyond writing code