Why AI Must Be Open-Source (w/ HRF & Alex Hancock)

In preparation for their LIVE AT PUBKEY show downstairs, Harrison Friedes (AI for Individual Rights Program Associate at HRF) and Alex Hancock (senior software engineer at Block) grab a cold one with host ⁠Thomas Pacchia in the PubKey NYC Parlor, where they let loose for an UNFILTERED conversation about:

• The expansion of Human Rights Foundation’s freedom tech mission beyond Bitcoin into AI and open protocols
• Why Human Rights Foundation launched the AI for Individual Rights program
• How Goose emerged from Jack Dorsey's Block as an open-source, local AI agent
• The core fear driving the AI conversation today and how agents like Goose assuage those fears
• Why “vibe coding” is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for individual liberties (yes, really)
• ...and more!

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