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CNCF data shows cloud native is the on-ramp to AI, and maintainers are paying the price

The global population of cloud-native developers has topped 21 million, according to the latest State of Cloud Native Development report from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which also finds artificial intelligence is reshaping what those developers build and how open-source projects absorb their work. The CNCF data, reported by SiliconANGLE, frames cloud native as the on-ramp to AI while indicating that project maintainers are bearing the cost of that shift.

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CNCF data shows cloud native is the on-ramp to AI, and maintainers are paying the price
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By Sloane Kali FayeSource:

SiliconANGLE The global population of cloud-native developers has topped 21 million, but the headcount tells only part of the story. Artificial intelligence is changing what those developers build and how open-source projects absorb their work. Fresh research is putting numbers on that shift. The latest State of Cloud Native Development report from the Cloud Native Computing […]

The post CNCF data shows cloud native is the on-ramp to AI, and maintainers are paying the price appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

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