https://stormyscorner.com/tags/collaborative-development/Recent content in Collaborative Development on Stormy PetersHugoen-usWed, 14 May 2025 08:40:56 -0700https://stormyscorner.com/blog/ai-is-killing-open-source-software/Wed, 14 May 2025 08:40:56 -0700https://stormyscorner.com/blog/ai-is-killing-open-source-software/<p>AI is killing open source software. If we act now, it won&rsquo;t do away with collaborative software development, but I do think it is changing open source software as we know it.</p> <p><em>This was originally posted on YouTube as my daily walk, think and share. Below is the transcription.</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgR4ww94Evk" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgR4ww94Evk</a></p> <p>Two recent events highlight why change is coming to open source software and why we should pay attention.</p> <h3 id="the-3-billion-signal">The $3 Billion Signal</h3> <p>OpenAI offered to buy Windsurf, an AI-powered software development tool, for $3 billion. That&rsquo;s a lot of money for a software development tool, especially when OpenAI already builds AI tools and could develop their own. This signals that there&rsquo;s significant money in AI-powered software development right now.</p>