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title: "AI: Friend or Foe | AI Talks for DevOps with TechWorld with Nana"
description: Join TechWorld with Nana and Pulumi on November 8 in San Francisco for panel discussions about the impact of AI in DevOps and software development, as well as lightning talks from AI experts.
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# AI: Friend or Foe | AI Talks for DevOps

 Join TechWorld with Nana and Pulumi on November 8, 2023, in San Francisco, California, from 5 - 8:00 p.m. PDT for unfiltered discussions about AI, DevOps, and the future of Software engineering.

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TechWorld with Nana and Pulumi bring you:

## Artificial Intelligence (AI) and DevOps Tech Talks

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and DevOps has become a topic of excitement and apprehension. The question on everyone's mind: "Will AI replace Developers and Engineers?"

Join us to explore how AI impacts DevOps, and how we build, deploy, and manage infrastructure and software applications.

Food/Drinks will be provided.

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# Speakers

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### Luke Hoban

CTO at Pulumi, TypeScript co-creator

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### Shirin Mojarad

Solutions Architect at Google Cloud

![Adora ai](https://info.pulumi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Adora%20ai.png?width=500&height=500&name=Adora%20ai.png "Adora ai")

### Adora Nwodo

Community Engineer, Global Speaker

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### Audrey Lorberfeld

Sr. Developer Advocate at Pinecone

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### Jim Clark

Principal Software Engineer at Docker

![Kat](https://info.pulumi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kat.png?width=500&height=500&name=Kat.png "Kat")

### David Wang-Faulkner

Sr. Community Engineer

## Agenda

- **5:00 pm -** Doors open & Networking
- **5:30 pm -** Welcome/Opening remarks from Nana
- **5:40 pm** - Panel Discussion: *How will AI Impact the Future of DevOps and Platform Engineering*
- **6:15 pm** - Q&A
- **6:30 pm** - Lightning Talks from experts in AI and Software Engineering
- **7:00 pm** - Meet & speak with Nana, take photos, network
- **8:00 pm** - Conclude

## Join the AI DevOps Talks for discussions on:

- How will AI impact the future of DevOps and Platform Engineering
- As AI leaps forward, what the skills engineers should focus on
- Generative AI use cases in software development
- Examples of how software developers use AI in their organizations

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## Location

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