Poznań, 20–22 May 2025 — The latest edition of the GÉANT School of Software Engineering, held at the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC), brought together top-tier developers and experts from across Europe for a deep-dive into generative AI tools, risks, and secure coding practices.
At the core of the event was the acclaimed training “Generative AI Buzz-Free Programming with LLMs”, organised by Maciej Labędzki (PSNC) & GÉANT GLAD Team, designed to strip away AI hype in favour of robust, production-ready techniques for building with LLMs. From prompt engineering and LangChain to system evaluation and observability, participants tackled real-world tasks with clarity and focus.
Masterclass: Responsible Use of AI Tools for developers
During the training, a session on responsible use of AI tools was provided by Magdalena Rząca (GÉANT). This high-impact masterclass on responsible use of AI provided a developer-centric legal and ethical lens on integrating generative AI in software workflows.
Key topics included:
- AI tool risk typology with a focus on IP and privacy
- Human authorship vs. prompting: navigating copyright in AI-generated content
- Practical tools and risk mitigation strategies
- The imperative of license declaration when using or integrating third-party AI tools
- Open Q&A on ethical grey areas in AI-assisted development
The event continued with training provided by Gerard Frankowski (PSNC), who complemented the agenda with a session focused on technical security.
Participants from Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Croatia, Italy, and Poland reflected the pan-European scope of the event as well as the scope of the GÉANT Project. The workshop encouraged diverse perspectives on AI responsibility, security, and future-proof design.
“The best way to predict the future is to create it” — this was the guiding thought that anchored the masterclass, challenging developers to see themselves not just as builders of AI systems, but as stewards of responsibility, trust, and human values in the digital age.
