Navigating the Future of AI Infrastructure with Stephen Watt | Open Source Summit NA 2025

Stephen Watt, Distinguished Engineer & Vice President, Office of the CTO for Red Hat, explores the rapid evolution of AI and the rising costs of compute infrastructure. He highlights the demand for scalable solutions driven by generative AI and the challenges of managing inference loads. The shift to cloud-native architectures is discussed, along with the need for diverse models and smart routing in distributed systems. Security and identity management for AI agents are also emphasized as critical components in this changing landscape.