This session explores the transformative potential of integrating Generative AI (GenAI) into Apache OpenMeetings, an open-source web conferencing tool. We’ll demonstrate how GenAI can elevate virtual collaboration through features like real-time multilingual transcription, AI-generated meeting summaries, and intelligent meeting assistants that automate action items. Attendees will learn how to extend OpenMeetings using LLMs (e.g., GPT-4) and open-source frameworks to create dynamic virtual avatars, context-aware chatbots, and personalized content recommendations. We’ll showcase use cases such as AI-driven customer support portals, interactive training sessions, and automated post-meeting workflows. Technical integration strategies, including API design and ethical considerations (data privacy, bias mitigation), will be discussed. We’ll highlight existing community plugins and pathways for contributors to engage. Whether you’re a developer, product owner, or AI enthusiast, this session will equip you with actionable insights to reimagine virtual collaboration in education, enterprise, and beyond. Join us to shape the future of open-source communication tools!

Speakers:

Wentao has more than 20 years of experience in the Linux community. In his earlier Linux activities, he applied LVS technology in producing Layer 4 switches. Now, as an advocate of LLMs and cloud-native, he is focusing on the area of AI agents, LLMs and RAG, AI/ML integration with Kubernetes, especially on MLOps and Speech-to-text application integration. He spoke at several open source conferences, such as FOSSASIA, ApacheCon, and FOSDEM to share his learning experience of open source technologies.