Aug 22, 2026

Preferences Over Benchmarks: Model Routing — Archana Kamath & Tyler Gillam, DigitalOcean

This talk argues against the common practice of picking LLMs based solely on leaderboards, emphasizing that there's no single best model, only the right one for a given request. It introduces Digital Ocean's Inference Router, a customizable, open-source solution that intelligently selects models based on user-defined preferences (cost, latency, task, quality) rather than benchmarks, demonstrating significant cost savings and performance improvements in live demos.

Aug 21, 2026

Supabase: Cash Does Not Equal Success

Paul Copplestone, CEO of Supabase, discusses the company's rapid rise as a leading dev tool. He explains their strategic bet on open-source Postgres, the pivotal "Open Source Firebase" rebrand, and how three distinct "chapters" of AI — from vector databases and code generation to advanced AI agents — have dramatically accelerated Supabase's growth and forced a re-evaluation of developer experience and internal operations.

Aug 17, 2026

Policy Enforcement and Tamper-Evident Audit Chains | ​Imran Siddique | MCP Release Party - Seattle

Imran Siddique introduces cMCP, an open-source gateway that enhances Modular Control Plane (MCP) servers with policy enforcement and tamper-evident audit trails. It achieves this by running Cedar policy evaluation within Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), ensuring that agent actions are governed securely and verifiably. The talk delves into the concept of "beyond governance" towards verifiable AI, the 'trace' standard for auditable logging, and the importance of confidential computing for regulated industries.

Aug 10, 2026

Peter Steinberger: What Happens When 4.7 Million People Let It Cook

Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw, shares the candid story of building one of the world's largest open-source AI projects. Starting from a personal annoyance, OpenClaw went viral, leading to both immense success and unforeseen challenges, including burnout, security pressures, and feature creep. He offers invaluable lessons on product-market fit, managing hyper-growth in open source, the peril of dependencies, and the philosophy that "fun is velocity" in building impactful technology.

Aug 07, 2026

Open Source Is Dead. Long Live Open Source. — Saoud Rizwan, Cline

Saoud Rizwan, founder of Cline, discusses how AI has eroded trust in open-source communities, leading projects like Zig and curl to restrict AI-generated contributions and exposing severe supply chain risks, as seen with the litellm compromise. He argues that while community open source is struggling, the economic imperative of "open weights" models is rising. Citing the high costs of closed LLMs and the success of models like GLM at Coinbase, Rizwan draws parallels to the Open Compute project, predicting a commoditization of AI inference. He urges American labs to release open-weights models to maintain technological leadership against foreign competitors and prevent lock-in.

Aug 06, 2026

Garry Tan: "Personal AGI Is How You Stay Under Your Own Power"

YC President Garry Tan introduces "Personal AGI," a concept where individuals own and train AI agents on their unique context, transforming personal productivity and startup creation. He shares his workflow, advocating for Markdown as code and emphasizing the critical importance of owning one's intellectual assets in the age of AI. The talk outlines a practical 5-step guide to building a personal AI system and explores the profound implications for innovation and individual empowerment.