{"id":238948,"date":"2026-10-13T13:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=238948"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:24:43","slug":"alex-gladstein-how-the-bitcoin-ai-convergence-impacts-the-fight-for-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=238948","title":{"rendered":"Alex Gladstein: How The Bitcoin-AI Convergence Impacts the Fight for Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/videos\/alex-gladstein-how-the-bitcoin-ai-convergence-impacts-the-fight-for-freedom\">Alex Gladstein: How The Bitcoin-AI Convergence Impacts the Fight for Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is the biggest AI risk really the end of humanity? Alex Gladstein says no: the real danger is AI centralized in the hands of dictators, governments, and a few large corporations. In this interview, the HRF Chief Strategy Officer explains why \u201cAI will kill us all\u201d claims are largely propaganda, and why local AI on your own laptop and phone could be a huge win for human rights. Tune in to hear his vision for AI that\u2019s in our control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chapters:<br \/>0:00 \u2013 Alex Gladstein on Freedom AI vs. Corporate AI<br \/>1:26 \u2013 How HRF Trains Human Rights Activists to Use AI<br \/>2:57 \u2013 The Freedom Stack: Encrypted Inference, Open Weights and Local AI<br \/>5:45 \u2013 The Real AI Risk: Centralization in the Hands of Dictators<br \/>8:20 \u2013 HRF and Bitcoin Park Hackathons for Activists<br \/>9:57 \u2013 Why CBDCs Are a Tool of Repression<br \/>12:35 \u2013 Living on Bitcoin in Kenya With Tando and M-Pesa<br \/>15:25 \u2013 Building Your Own Freedom Tech With AI Agents<br \/>17:39 \u2013 Venezuela After Maduro and Bitcoin as a Lifeline<br \/>20:25 \u2013 What \u201cFreedom Money\u201d Really Means<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.<\/p>\n<p>This post <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/videos\/alex-gladstein-how-the-bitcoin-ai-convergence-impacts-the-fight-for-freedom\">Alex Gladstein: How The Bitcoin-AI Convergence Impacts the Fight for Freedom<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/authors\/patrickgreen\">Patrick Green<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin Magazine Alex Gladstein: How The Bitcoin-AI Convergence Impacts the Fight for Freedom Is the biggest AI risk really the end of humanity? Alex Gladstein says no: the real danger is AI centralized in the hands of dictators, governments, and a few large corporations. In this interview, the HRF Chief Strategy Officer explains why \u201cAI [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":238949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-238948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238948"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=238948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/238949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=238948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=238948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=238948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}