About Mo
Mo McElaney is an open source developer, developer advocate, GitHub janitor, and community architect. They are on the Tutorial selection committee for PyCon US and a contributor to version 3 of the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct and the Hippocratic License through the Organization for Ethical Source. Mo is also a certified master gardener and lives in frosty Vermont with their family, cats, and many plants.
Speaking Topics
The Free Puppy: How to responsibly leverage Open Source AI
What makes something open source from an industry perspective, what to look for when evaluating the health, stability, and practicality of open source AI projects (or any open source project for that matter), and why it’s so important to ensure transparency and explainability when deploying open source AI applications. Watch the video.
- PyTorch, OSPO and Academic Outreach Series. Nov 2025
Digital Discrimination: Cognitive Bias in Machine Learning (and LLMs!)
From the power of open source, to tools built to detect and remove bias in machine learning models, there is a vibrant ecosystem of contributors who are working to build a digital future that is inclusive and fair. Now you can become part of the solution. Watch the video.
- AI for the rest of us, London, UK. Nov 2024