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World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 9, 2026 • Session details

The 8th Layer: Building the Open AI Stack Before It Builds You

Raffi Krikorian

Twenty-five years ago, developers saved the open web from monopolies. Today, a new battle is forming over AI agents. Build the open AI stack before it builds you.

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#1 about 2 min

History of user agent strings and web representation

Web browsers spoofed identity strings to secure access to an open and feature-rich internet instead of accepting restricted versions.

#2 about 1 min

Redefining layer eight as artificial intelligence agents

Artificial intelligence is stepping into the human application layer to autonomously make decisions and execute tasks on our behalf.

#3 about 1 min

Shifting the paradigm from rented to owned software

True control over technological infrastructure requires alignment of business incentives and user ownership rather than simply relying on open-source codebases.

#4 about 2 min

Missing standards for identity and memory in AI agents

Open-source AI tooling currently lacks critical standardized components for securely managing user credentials, context memory, and execution authority.

#5 about 2 min

How automated agents are replacing human web browsing

The displacement of traditional web search by singular chat responses fundamentally reduces human agency and transparency in information discovery.

#6 about 4 min

Building a community-governed LAMP stack for open AI

Developers must collaboratively engineer private inference models and secure memory systems to construct a sovereign layer for artificial intelligence.

Matching moments

53 sec

The shift toward client-side agentic web development

Jason Mayes · Coffee With Developers

2:28 min

Navigating user backlash against AI in open-source products

53 sec

Creating an open ecosystem for artificial intelligence models

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

1:57 min

Building an open collaborative software stack for AI workloads

Stephan Gillich Stephan Gillich · WWC 2024

2:02 min

Redefining the software architect role for AI pipelines

Ingo Eichhorst Ingo Eichhorst · WWC Europe 2026

4:15 min

Security integration and AI skepticism in developer tooling

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

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