On Tuesday, WordPress announced that it has formed an AI team to lead the development of AI products within its developer community.
The team includes James LePage (head of AI at Automattic, WordPress’ parent company), Felix Arntz and Pascal Birchler from Google, and Jeff Paul (director of open source at web design firm 10up).
As one of the most dominant platforms for building websites, WordPress has already seen open source developers experimenting with artificial intelligence tools. The creation of a formalized team indicates that WordPress wants to play a more active role in organizing and moderating developer efforts in the field of AI.
“A unified team thoughtfully guides AI development, avoids fragmentation, and ensures alignment with WordPress’ long-term goals,” WordPress CEO Mary Hubbard wrote in a blog post.
Currently, WordPress developers have published 660 different AI plugins. The most popular plugins include AI template builders, SEO optimization tools, and chatbots.
