Open Source Must Evolve for AI and the Next Generation | Nithya Ruff (AWS, Linux Foundation)

Nithya Ruff is the Head of the Open Source Program Office at AWS. She is an expert on open source and the Chair of the Linux Foundation.

On this episode of CRAFTED., we discuss:
– Why Open Source AI is so tricky, but also so essential, to define
– How open source needs to evolve for the next generation of developers
– What an Open Source Program Office is — and why companies like AWS have them
– The questions, benefits, and risks that arise when a company is considering using open source technologies
– Why contributing to open source (“giving back”) is not always so selfless: relying on a successful, well-supported open source technology can be very advantageous to companies
– Why you need to be deliberate when growing an open source project – just letting it grow organically is not a great recipe for success today
– How open source draws on so many skills beyond coding, such as community management, marketing, and legal
– How open source is not just for software. Social change, agriculture, and other domains often use open source approaches
– Nithya’s path, and why she loves open source

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Chapters:
02:20 The state of open source today
04:47 Teaching a new generation the values of open source, increasing diversity
07:38 Open source AI, why we need a definition of it, and why we should insist on it or else live in a “black box” future
11:34 Open source is full of possibilities
13:08 What an OSPO (Open Source Program Office) is and why companies have them
16:18 Common open source questions developers face
21:24 How to balance risk vs. reward when using open source
24:01 Why (most) open source projects should not grow organically, and the value of community management
25:53 Open source is not just for code. Social good, agriculture, and other applications…
27:40 Nithya’s story: how she got into tech and why she fell in love with open source because it draws on so many skills, beyond just coding
32:01 Outro


#ai #machinelearning #softwaredevelopment