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The Technical Writer is Dead, Long Live the Technical Writer!

  • Presentation
  • AI and New Technologies in TC
  • 22. April
  • 02:00 PM (CEST) - 02:40 PM (CEST)
  • finished
  • Sebastian Göttel

    Sebastian Göttel

    • Quanos
  • Felix Burth

    Felix Burth

    • Quanos

Contents

Reports of technical documentation's death have been greatly exaggerated. While AI prophets announce the end of human made documentation, something unexpected is happening: instead of disappearing, the profession is transforming. But into what?

Will we become AI whisperers, orchestrating intelligent agents? Quality detectives trapped in an endless review cycle? Or perhaps content architects, structuring knowledge for hungry algorithms? One thing is certain: in five years, nothing will look like it does today.

But what exactly dies, and what rises gloriously from the ashes? The future is more complex and more exciting than the headlines suggest. Spoiler alert: Component Content management systems might become more critical than ever. Why? We'll reveal that live.

Takeaways

Concrete scenarios for the future of technical documentation work and the surprising role content management systems will play in this transformation.

Prior knowledge

Some basic understanding how CCMS work can help, but most of the talk is understandable without this

Speakers

Sebastian Göttel

Sebastian Göttel

  • Quanos
Biography

Sebastian has been around XML-based component content management and content delivery for a long time. He studied computer science with a focus on AI in Erlangen-Nuremberg and Bordeaux, and he's been working at Quanos in the CCMS space since 1998. He's also active in tekom and helped shape version 1.0 of the iiRDS standard as a founding member of the “Information 4.0” working group.

He lives just outside Nuremberg with his wife, daughter, and three cats.

Felix Burth

Felix Burth

  • Quanos
Biography

Felix Burth, B.Sc. in Media Informatics, is a Team Lead and Product Owner at Quanos with over eight years of experience. He leads the Content Management team for the Schema ST4 product and has held various roles in the software industry, including software developer, project manager, department head, and product owner, combining deep technical expertise with strong leadership skills.

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