How to build with AI and not lose your soul.

We'll look at what the state of the art is for building AI, and building *with* AI, and how developers should rethink their workflow. And we'll also consider the impact of AI on our roles, skills development, and joy.

Richard Seroter is currently a Senior Director and the Chief Evangelist at Google Cloud where he leads the teams building and championing the future of development. He holds product and engineering responsibility for Google’s flagship languages and frameworks—including Go, Dart, Flutter, and Genkit—while simultaneously heading the Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Developer Relations, and Documentation programs. Richard’s overall team activates and empowers the world’s developers on Google technologies. His career spans leadership roles in architecture and product management, complemented by his work as an author, 12-time Microsoft MVP, and lead editor for InfoQ. Richard publishes a daily newsletter and regular insights on AI and cloud architecture at seroter.com, and can be found on X/Twitter at @rseroter.