Conference Theme:

Large language models and Free/Libre/open source software.

"I am not comfortable contributing to a project that extensively uses AI."

• from a post found in a pull request to a github repository.

This year's LAC theme explores questions relating to the (sometimes uneasy) relationships that may emerge between LLMs and FLOSS. This of course has many dimensions, from the purely technical, through to the practical, and finally to the ethical. As code repositories such as github roll out support for third-party and their own LLM agents, this is an area that needs vigorous discussion and assessment. It is probably not a good idea to ignore it, as it is unlikely to go away. It may be possible to formulate a position from the LAC community, which we might carry forward for further consideration in other forums. Even if such a thing cannot exist, it is still important that we put forward our ideas in relation to this issue. Therefore, it makes good sense to invite contributions to this theme and make it a central point of discussion at the LAC.

• The LAC2026 organising team.

Kenotes

Steven Yi

Steven Yi is a composer, performer, and programmer that works on open source music technology and multimedia applications. He is one of the core developers of Csound, the author of the Blue music composition environment, and author of the csound-live-code live coding system.He is a long-time advocate and member of the Linux Audio community and looks forward to discussing this year's topic of LLMs and FLOSS at the LAC.

Jean-Michaël Celerier

Jean-Michaël, Director of Technological Development at the SAT in Montreal, has interest in art, code, and computer music. With a background in computer engineering and a PhD in multimedia, he develops a range of open-source software for digital art, including the ossia platform, for which he is the lead developer. He also has extensive teaching experience in digital creativity.