## [AI The Docs 2025](/event/ai-the-docs-2025) The AI The Docs 2025 conference (organized by [API The Docs](https://pronovix.com/event-recaps "API The Docs recaps")) brought together many inspiring peers exploring how AI is reshaping documentation, APIs, and developer experience. The 24 presentations highlighted both the opportunities and the challenges of integrating AI into technical communication and software ecosystems. Building on these insights, and on our own research and projects, we created a white paper on AI-ready developer portals. [Dive into the 'Generative AI and Developer Portals' white paper](https://pronovix.com/generative-ai-developer-portals-white-paper "White paper: Generative AI and Developer Portals") to discover practical ways to prepare your portal for generative AI. --- ## AI The Docs 2025 presentations ### AI, Agents, and the Future of Docs Presenters explored the rise of agentic AI and its implications for developer portals, APIs, and workflows, emphasizing the need to design software and documentation for systems that take action. - **Kristof Van Tomme:** [Rethinking web applications in the age of agentic AI: tools, spaces, and their affordances](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/kristof-van-tomme "Kristof Van Tomme's presentation") - **Ronald Ashri:** [Designing software that acts: Agents beyond LLMs](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/ronald-ashri "Ronald Ashri's presentation") - **Mehdi Medjaoui:** [All your docs are belong to us: from UX to DX to AX](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/mehdi-medjaoui "Mehdi Medjaoui's presentation") - **Zdenek Nemec:** [APIs at the Verge of AI](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/zdenek-nemec "Zdenek Nemec's presentation") - **Stefan Mesquita and Timothy Goodwill:** [From APIs to AI: How to Build an AI-Ready API Ecosystem](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/stefan-mesquita-timothy-goodwill "Stefan Mesquita and Timothy Goodwill's presentation") ### AI-Ready Documentation and Content Strategy Talks focused on making content machine-readable, structured, and reliable. From accessibility for robots to new standards in API specifications, the message was clear: documentation must serve both humans and AI. - **David Karlsson:** [Docs accessibility, for robots](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/david-karlsson "David Karlsson's presentation") - **Ádám Balogh and Kathleen De Roo:** [Breaking Developer Portal Silos: How a Holistic Approach to UX and Tech Writing Drives AI Success](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/adam-balogh-kathleen-de-roo "Adam Balogh and Kathleen De Roo's presentation") - **Tammy Lee:** [Discoverability Is an Act of Agency: Rethinking Metadata as Cultural Infrastructure](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/tammy-lee "Tammy Lee's presentation") - **Selvaraaju Murugesan**: [Producing AI-friendly content: Emerging best practices](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/selvaraaju-murugesan "Selvaraaju Murugesan's presentation") - **Michaela Halliwell:** [Lying to Robots: A Guide to Terrible API Docs (and what to do if you want to fix them)](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/michaela-halliwell "Michaela Halliwell's presentation") - **Jorge de Antonio and Anna Tsolakou:** [How LLMs are changing the way we build API specifications](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/jorge-de-antonio-anna-tsolakou "Jorge de Antonio and Anna Tsolakou's presentation") - **Pooja Vijay Kumar and Aman Talwar:** [Specs Are Docs Now: Designing OpenAPI for Agentic Interfaces](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/pooja-vijay-kumar-aman-talwar "Pooja Vijay Kumar and Aman Talwar's presentation") ### AI-Assisted Maintenance and Automation Several presentations demonstrated how AI agents can reduce repetitive tasks, enforce consistency, detect gaps, and even “self-heal” documentation pipelines, allowing teams to scale impact without scaling headcount. - **Roy Derks:** [Effectively use AI Agents to Maintain Your Docs](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/roy-derks "Roy Derks' presentation") - **Gareth Brinn:** [From overwhelmed to optimized: How AI Can Boost Your Documentation Team](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/gareth-brinn "Gareth Brinn's presentation") - **Jessie Mongeon:** [Leveraging AI for Efficient Technical Documentation and Routine Maintenance](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/jessie-mongeon "Jessie Mongeon's presentation") - **Manny Silva:** [Self-Healing Docs: How Agents are Redefining the Docs Pipeline](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/manny-silva "Manny Silva's presentation") - **Elmer Thomas and Maria Bermudez:** [The Robots are coming for your job, and that's okay](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/elmer-thomas-maria-bermudez "Elmer Thomas and Maria Bermudez's presentation") - **Kody Jackson:** [Beyond Style Guides: Using AI (and other things) to Automate Documentation Maintenance](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/kody-jackson "Kody Jackson's presentation") - **David Hou:** [Rethinking Docs as Code in the age of vibe coding](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/david-hou "David Hou's presentation") ### AI for API Design, UX, and Developer Experience Speakers showed how AI improves API design, enhances search and retrieval, and supports developer onboarding through smarter references and context-aware content. - **James Higginbotham:** [AI-Assisted API Design and Documentation](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/james-higginbotham "James Higginbotham's presentation") - **Walter Heck:** [Smarter Search: How RAG Pipelines Help Navigate Complex Documentation](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/walter-heck "Walter Heck's presentation") - **Michael Iantosca:** [Graph-Driven RAG AI Powered by DITA](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/michael-iantosca "Michael Iantosca's presentation") - **Tom Johnson:** [API quick reference diagrams: boosting comprehension for both human and machine users](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/tom-johnson "Tom Johnson's presentation") - **Olaf Stelter:** [How AI could leverage the DevPortal customer journey](https://pronovix.com/event/ai-the-docs-2025/olaf-stelter "Olaf Stelter's presentation") Sign up to our Developer Portal Newsletter so that you never miss out on the latest API The Docs recaps and our devportal, API documentation and Developer Experience research publications. [Sign up](/developer-portals-newsletter "Link to the newsletter sign up page")