Chris Yiu, Meta, reflects on what happens when you apply the open source ethos to AI models and data for good - and what that means for people and communities around the world in his keynote: "Reflections on AI Models and Data for Good" at SOOCon26 On The Road Edinburgh on June 5.

View the content here: https://stateofopencon.com/content-edinburgh-soocon26/

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Nick Jones, Nscale, delivers a sharp and personal talk on one of the most pressing questions in AI infrastructure today: what does sovereignty actually mean in practice, and can we build it fast enough? in his keynote: "Building AI Capability: Infrastructure, Open Source, and Sovereignty" at SOOCon26 On The Road Edinburgh on June 5.

View the content here: https://stateofopencon.com/content-edinburgh-soocon26/

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Here are some of our best bits from “State of Open Con on the Road”, Edinburgh, last week. Thanks again, NatWest, for hosting.

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Officially frightened! Adrian Mouat of Chainguard brings deep knowledge of the Mythos Effect into the room as he keynotes Edinburgh’s State of Open Con on the Road.

Missed out? Video will be shared early next week.

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Deep debate on the pros and cons of AI on the software development side in open source with Chris Plank, NatWest; Justin Cormack, ex-Docker, Inc; Keith Bergelt, Open Invention Network; Mike McQuaid, Homebrew; and Paula Kennedy, Syntasso.

And special thanks to Chris Plank and NatWest for hosting us.

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Hearing from Meta’s Chris Yiu on his reflections on openness and their desire to continue to make models open, at State of Open Con 2026 on the road, Edinburgh, 5 June.

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A hero of open source and AI, Nick Jones, VP of Engineering at Nscale, keynotes today’s SOOCon26 in his home town of Edinburgh.

Building the AI Stack with open source, he takes us into the world of hyperscalers, infrastructure and sovereignty.

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"Talking supercomputers, we have been working on this for a long time here in Edinburgh", Professor Adrian Jackson, EPCC at State of Open Con 2026 on the road, Edinburgh 5 June.

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