Appendix: The Role of AI in DevOps

The recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) with the launch of generative AI using ChatGPT have taken the tech industry by storm. It has made many existing AI players pivot, and most companies are now looking at the best ways to use it in their products. Naturally, DevOps and the tooling surrounding it are no exceptions, and slowly, AI is gaining firm ground in this discipline, which historically relied upon more traditional automation methods. Before we delve into how AI changes DevOps, let’s first understand what AI is.

This appendix will cover the following topics:

  • What is AI?
  • The role of AI in the DevOps infinity loop

What is AI?

AI emulates human intelligence in computing. You know how our ...

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