{"id":3717,"date":"2025-07-16T21:10:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T01:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=3717"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:39:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T22:39:06","slug":"jonathan-desrosiers","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jonathan-desrosiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Desrosiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-default speaker-highlight-column is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b9a46375 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-grey-faint-background-color has-background wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7a30299c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-container-content-b1208fed\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1022\" data-attachment-id=\"6865\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/jonathan-desrosiers\/jonathan-desrosiers-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jonathan-desrosiers-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C1022&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1022\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;RYONOSUKE KANEKO&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1740223540&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9RYONOSUKE KANEKO&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jonathan-desrosiers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jonathan-desrosiers-1.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jonathan-desrosiers-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C1022&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jonathan-desrosiers-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1022&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6865\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jonathan-desrosiers-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jonathan-desrosiers-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jonathan-desrosiers-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jonathan-desrosiers-1.jpg?resize=768%2C767&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/07\/jonathan-desrosiers-1.jpg?resize=301%2C300&amp;ssl=1 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-grey-faint-background-color has-background wp-container-content-8f85718f has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>A long-time WordPress contributor and project leader, as well as a prolific writer and speaker, Jonathan is always thinking about what makes decision-making different\u2014and delicate\u2014in open source.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his latest talk, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/keeping-humans-in-the-loop-tactful-ai-in-a-collaborative-community\/\" data-type=\"wcb_session\" data-id=\"3720\">Keeping Humans in the Loop: Tactful AI in a Collaborative Community<\/a><\/strong>, Jonathan extends that nuance to AI as it takes its place in WordPress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can the principles that have always guided the WordPress project help us integrate AI, ethically and practically, into our work and communities? 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