This session was a town hall to open the 2026/27 season, whose theme is AI. Instead of a talk, we used a live Mentimeter poll and an open discussion.
What we talked about
- How people in the room use AI in their research and coding today: chat in the browser, assistants in the editor, or agents in the terminal
- What worries us about it: data privacy, hallucinations, cost, reproducibility and losing our own skills
- Which topics you would like to see in the coming sessions
- How the Coding Café itself should continue: format, timing, level, and how you hear about sessions
What came out of it
Your suggestions shape the rest of the season. The first one is a special edition: the #30DayMapChallenge kick-off on 28 October.