The Robots are coming for your job, and that's okay - Elmer Thomas and Maria Bermudez

Video Description

In a world where AI is revolutionizing API documentation, many wonder: “Why can’t we just use AI to write the docs?” At Twilio, we’ve explored this question deeply. Our Developer Education team found that while generative AI is powerful, it still carries too much risk to be used as an autonomous customer-facing agent. Instead, we use AI to amplify our small team’s impact by automating repetitive tasks, freeing us to focus on high-value, accuracy-critical work. This talk shares our journey building and deploying AI agents to streamline documentation workflows, support over 100 product managers, and empower less-technical colleagues to contribute. Attendees will learn practical strategies for integrating agentic AI into documentation processes, how to balance automation with human oversight, and ideas for taking their own docs to the next level. This session is ideal for anyone interested in the intersection of AI, APIs, and documentation, especially those on short-staffed teams seeking scalable solutions.