October 2025 - ncc-services-wg

AI and the RIPE NCC
by Janos Zsako 31 Oct '25

31 Oct '25

Dear WG Members, As most of you are probably aware, there was recently a panel discussion in the RIPE NCC Services WG session in Bucharest about AI at the RIPE NCC: https://ripe91.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/sessions/33/P8BNJX/ Many of you have probably attended the session either in person or remotely, but for those who did not and are interested, the panel discussion was recorded and you can watch it at any time. The panel was an interactive session with key people from different areas of the RIPE NCC: - Eleonora Pedridou, Chief Information Security Officer - Antony Gollan, Communications Manager - Gabor de Wit, Chief Registry Officer - Robert Kisteleki, Principal Engineer The first two panelists were present on the stage, while the latter two joined remotely. I do not want to go now into too much detail, but I want to summarize that the panelists, after presenting their initial thoughts, reacted to three different questions we asked from the audience via Kahoot. The three questions were about - the opportunities, - the threats - and any other so far uncovered issues related to the use of AI at the RIPE NCC. We got plenty of feedback, in the form of a Word Cloud. The panelists reacted to the items they felt to be most relevant, but obviously, due to time constraints, we were not able to cover all issues raised. I now take the opportunity to list most of the answers given to each question. I tried to list them in the order of the size they appeared on the screen, but this is by no means the order of importance as most answers had a similar size. I also tried to group similar answers. I would like to ask all of you to react to any of these items, if you feel the NCC and the community should take that aspect into consideration. Of course you are welcome to raise any issue that did not show up during the panel discussion. I think the panel discussion was great, as many opinions were expressed by the community both in the Kahoot answers and in the comments at the microphone. It would be very useful to continue this discussion on this mail list. Have fun! Best regards, Janos Opportunities: Automation, Automation of checks, Automation/assistant Efficiency, Speed Data mining Research Measurements Advisory Supporting staff Only for first draft Assistance Fast correlation Help staff Anomaly detection Sanity checking Pattern finding Smart policy search Risk analysis Planning Help support Survival Risks: Hallucination Data leaks Dehumanization Limit of diversity Security Bias False certainty Loss of control Incorrect data Climate impact Unaccountability World domination It's good to learn Data protection Future price rises No more progress Dependence Brain rot Ethical issues Copyright problems MCPs sharing Spiralling costs Untrustworthy answer Abuse Staff decrease Bubble Automation Bias Haven't considered: Environmental impact, Climate impact, The Planet, Environmental cost Costs, The long term costs, Financial costs, Future price rises, Long term cost of AI Keep right balance Dependence Green Local No AI at all? A usage POLICY! Loss of competence AI WG Precision IPR violations World domination Bots talking to bots

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Call for RIPE NCC Services Working Group Chair
by Janos Zsako 09 Oct '25

09 Oct '25

Call for RIPE NCC Services Working Group Chair Please DO NOT reply to this message if you wish to volunteer or propose a volunteer. In accordance with the chair selection process we announce that the term of one of our co-chairs (Rob Evans) will soon expire and we would like to invite volunteers, or nominations, for someone to become a co-chair of the RIPE NCC Services working group. Anyone may volunteer, and anyone may be nominated by someone else. To do this, please send a mail to ncc-services-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net before the end of Tuesday 7th October 2025 (UTC). It would be helpful for candidates to provide some words as to why they think they ought to be a co-chair, what new ideas, or improvements they might bring, and so on. We will publish the list of volunteers, along with anything the volunteers include with their nomination, to this mailing list on Wednesday 8th October 2025. Discussion and support (or opposition) for each candidate can then be offered on the list. At the NCC Services working group session at RIPE 91, Stefan and Janos will announce the candidate based on the mailing list discussion. Timeline Wednesday 24 September This call for volunteers posted to the ncc-services-wg mail list Tuesday 7 Oct Deadline for volunteers Wednesday 8 Oct List of volunteers and call for support posted to the mail list Tuesday 21 Oct Deadline for showing support for volunteers on the mail list Wednesday 22 Oct NCC Services WG session at RIPE 91 References The RIPE working group chair job description is included in ripe-692: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-692 A guide for New RIPE WG Chairs is in RIPE-765: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-765 The tasks associated with the RIPE WG Chair Collective are described in RIPE-749: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-749 The guidelines for managing WG mailing lists are in RIPE-764: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-764 The RIPE NCC Services working group chair selection process is documented here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/services/ripe-ncc-servic… RIPE WG Chair Training is available on the RIPE NCC Academy: https://academy.ripe.net/enrol/index.php?id=16#section-1 (in order to view these pages you need to sign in) Of course, the RIPE Code of Conduct is described in RIPE-766: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-766 As always, please feel free to reach out to any of the chairs directly, to us as a group at ncc-services-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net, or discuss this or any other any relevant topic on this mailing list. All the very best, Janos on behalf of the RIPE NCC Service WG Co-chairs

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Open House on RIPE NCC Strategy 2027-2031: 9 October, 11:30 UTC
by Fergal Cunningham 06 Oct '25

06 Oct '25

Dear all, On Thursday this week, 9 October at 11:30 UTC, there will be an Open House where you can join online with RIPE NCC management to discuss our draft five-year strategy. This strategy will guide our work for the coming years, so getting your input at this stage of the process is very important. Our Managing Director, Hans Petter Holen, will present the draft strategy and then we will discuss it with our members and community. You can register for the Open House at: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/open-house/strategy-2027-2031/ All information on this consultation, including the draft strategy document, is available at: https://www.ripe.net/s/draft-strategy-consultation And we encourage all RIPE NCC members to take the short consultation survey, which asks some key questions that can help guide us in the right direction: https://www.ripe.net/s/draft-strategy-consultation-survey We will follow the Open House with presentations and a BoF at the upcoming RIPE 91 Meeting in Bucharest, so we encourage you to also take part in discussions there, whether in-person or online: https://ripe91.ripe.net/ Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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