Proposal for an AI team for Django

[thibaudcolas]

This is a draft charter for a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) team for Django, acting as an "interest group" - a forum to exchange ideas and coordinate interested contributors. The goal of the team is to encourage thoughtful adoption of Artificial Intelligence by Django users and developers. Breaking it up a bit, we want to explore:

• AI/ML features: how Django is used to build products with AI or Machine Learning (ML) features. For example vector indexing / search.
• AI coding: how developers code with AI on Django projects (as well as related aspects of the product development lifecycle). For example using an AI tool to identify performance improvements in the ORM.
• AI in open source: how AI tools might be used by contributors and maintainers of Django core and related open source projects. For example how AI is used in security reports.

Through all those areas, the goal of the team is to encourage experimentation and responsible use of AI. This means focusing on AI uses that are ethical, that acknowledge bias, that address safety or security issues, and the environmental footprint of AI.

Why

We need to work on guiding our community towards better outcomes with AI. The industry as a whole is busy with adoption left and right, we have no need be at the forefront of innovation with Django, but we need to understand what it means for Django users. Fight or avoid the problematic aspects of AI across our industry, and showcase the "good parts".

How you can help

It’s a vast topic, we need feedback on this charter, suggestions on possible activities for the team, and more members :) As this is a popular topic we will try to make this work with a large number of people, TBC whether everyone is a member of the team or if we have small group of team members coordinating contributions amongst a bigger group of interested people.

For now, if you want to join the team – please say so below.

Thank you @jangondol @sheenarbw for drafting this first version of the charter with me at the DjangoCon Africa 2025 sprints!

[czue]

I'd be interested in being a part of this!

[wsvincent]

Also interested. My talk at DjangoCon US is all about this topic and ways Django can integrate AI more.

[nanorepublica]

I'm interested, but perhaps just as an observer right now (I have too many other plates spinning in my life!)

[SomeAB]

I'm interested as well, I recently floated an idea related to ORM optimizations that could work well with AI

[ulgens]

I recently floated an idea related to ORM optimizations that could work well with AI

I was playing with similar ideas myself. LLM / AI-focused operations, such as tokenization and similarity search, can be implemented at the model layer in a way that allows third parties to be used.

That being said, I'm more interested in the ethical usage of AI tools and not abusing other people's data and natural resources.

Count me interested 🌞

[wsvincent]

As a next step, perhaps those of us at DjangoCon US in a few weeks can meet and discuss?

[blighj]

I'm interested.

[i-salameh95]

I’m interested in joining! This would let me apply my Master’s studies in AI and also contribute from my experience as a Django full-stack developer.

[awais786]

I am also interested.

[NixonNelson22]

I am interested to be a part of this.