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Lina Böcker
Quae verba legis et verba cypheri jungit
— who joins the words of law to the words of cipher
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From Copilot to Commit: Handling AI-Generated Code in Open Source Crypto Libraries
AI coding assistants are already everywhere in our workflows: from auto-completion and refactoring to “write-this-module-for-me” agents. In a security‑critical project like OpenSSL, the question is no longer if contributors use AI, but how to keep AI-generated code legally and operationally safe for the project. This talk gives a hands‑on view of the legal mechanics behind AI-assisted contributions: when AI-generated code is (not) copyright‑protected, how training-data “echoes” can taint snippets, and where copyleft and other FOSS licences can silently collide with your repository policies. We’ll also touch on what the AI Act and GDPR realistically mean for open source projects that manage code, models and data in a globally distributed community. The focus is practical: what maintainers and contributors should watch for in reviews, how to spot “suspicious” AI output, how to write contribution guidelines and simple “AI notes” that actually help, and how to avoid licence and compliance traps without slowing development. Attendees will leave with concrete patterns they can apply to keep AI-assisted contributions compatible, traceable and safe for long‑lived, security‑sensitive codebases.
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Dr Lina Boecker is a highly experienced information technology (IT) lawyer and one of the few recognised experts in the field of open-source software (OSS) compliance. She advises companies on all key aspects of open source usage, with a particular focus on code curation, licence analysis and software architecture, helping clients to design and implement robust and practical open source compliance structures.
A further core area of Lina’s practice is advising on artificial intelligence. She supports clients in developing and rolling out AI compliance frameworks, navigating the evolving regulatory landscape for AI systems and addressing the contract law issues that arise across the lifecycle of AI projects – from procurement and implementation through to product integration and scaling in complex environments.
Lina works particularly at the interface between open source and AI. She develops licensing and compliance strategies for AI systems and models that build on open source components or open models, aligning legal risk management with technical design decisions. In addition, she advises on contract drafting – including development, licence and cooperation agreements – and on technology-driven transactions where IP, data, open source and AI play a central role.