Open Channels FM
Open Channels FM covers open source and the open web across four shows. Open Web Conversations is about where things are headed. Open Makers is about the work of building. Open Channels News covers what happened, fast. Channel 4 is for everything else worth talking about. Different formats, same focus, told straight.
All Episodes
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#792
A Look at WordCamp US Including Events, Sessions, and Community Highlights
Guest(s): Robbie AdairHost(s): Robert JacobiListen/Show Notes/Transcript: A Look at WordCamp US Including Events, Sessions, and Community HighlightsAn informal look at WordCamp US featuring hackathon day, community feedback, networking, and thoughts on the new event structure.
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Evolving Our Content to Embrace the Bigger Story in Open Channels FM
Host(s): Bob DunnListen/Show Notes/Transcript: Evolving Our Content to Embrace the Bigger Story in Open Channels FMBob Dunn discusses the move from highlighting builders to engaging with open source’s wider future.
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#791
X vs Nitter and XCancel, AI Middleware, and Accelerated Online College Degrees
Host(s): Robert JacobiListen/Show Notes/Transcript: X vs Nitter and XCancel, AI Middleware, and Accelerated Online College DegreesHear about X and Nitter, how AI changes human roles with meat proxies, and the shift toward rapid online degree programs
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#790
Building with AI How WordPress Standards Shape the Future of Open Source
Guest(s): Nate StewartHost(s): Adam WeeksListen/Show Notes/Transcript: Building with AI How WordPress Standards Shape the Future of Open SourceIn this episode, Adam and Nate discuss WordPress’s evolution amidst AI’s rise, emphasizing challenges like security and the need for developer intent and standards.
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#788
Exploring AI in Security and the Workplace Perspectives from ACM, Forrester, Reuters, and European Policy
Host(s): Robert JacobiListen/Show Notes/Transcript: Exploring AI in Security and the Workplace Perspectives from ACM, Forrester, Reuters, and European PolicyThis news episode reports on challenges posed by AI in cybersecurity, including supply chain risks, vulnerability discovery bottlenecks, job market shifts due to layoffs, and the balance of autonomy and accountability.
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#787
AI for the Rest of Us
Host(s): Bob DunnListen/Show Notes/Transcript: AI for the Rest of UsAn update on Open Channels News, new fall series (including “AI for the Rest of Us”), and a preview of the Open Channels FM 5.0 release coming in September.
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#786
How AI is Transforming Open Source Communities and Digital Innovation
Guest(s): Nate StewartHost(s): Adam WeeksListen/Show Notes/Transcript: How AI is Transforming Open Source Communities and Digital InnovationIn this episode of Open Web Conversations, Adam Weeks chats with Nate Stewart on AI’s transformative impact on open source. They explore challenges, opportunities, and the evolving role of agencies as digital experiences shift in the AI era.
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#785
Mozilla, Alibaba, and WordPress Headlines Reflect Changing Definitions in AI and Open Source
Host(s): Robert JacobiListen/Show Notes/Transcript: Mozilla, Alibaba, and WordPress Headlines Reflect Changing Definitions in AI and Open SourceOpen Channels News discusses Alibaba’s Qwen AI model’s commercial restrictions, Mozilla’s view of AI as community-driven infrastructure, a critical WordPress update, and highlights from the upcoming WordCamp US.
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#784
OpenWALDO’s AI Transparency and AT&T’s Cost-Saving Smart Router in Focus
Host(s): Robert JacobiListen/Show Notes/Transcript: OpenWALDO’s AI Transparency and AT&T’s Cost-Saving Smart Router in FocusOpen Channels News discusses OpenWALDO’s launch, promoting true AI openness through transparent data sourcing, and AT&T’s shift to open models for cost savings and AI sovereignty.
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#783
Open Source Changes, WordPress Vulnerabilities, and WordCampUS Community Conversations
Host(s): Robert JacobiListen/Show Notes/Transcript: Open Source Changes, WordPress Vulnerabilities, and WordCampUS Community ConversationsOpen Channels News covers a WordPress supply chain attack, user preferences in plugins, and highlights WordCampUS in Phoenix.
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#782
Software Lock-In and AI Tools for Modern Web Businesses
Guest(s): Special GuestListen/Show Notes/Transcript: Software Lock-In and AI Tools for Modern Web BusinessesIn this episode, Bob and Adam chat about managing digital workflows, tackling challenges like email overload, CRM usage, and the benefits and downsides of AI tools.
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#781
How AI Agents Target Open Source and Why Storage Is the New AI Bottleneck
Host(s): Robert JacobiListen/Show Notes/Transcript: How AI Agents Target Open Source and Why Storage Is the New AI BottleneckAn AI experiment revealed vulnerabilities as an agent attempted to manipulate an open source maintainer into merging malware, while Nvidia highlighted storage bottlenecks in AI infrastructure. Efficiency is now paramount.