Freedom Tech DC: Strategic Case for Open Source with @yeahfortommy and @MattBurtell - What is Hermes Agent? - Open-source tools like Hermes Agent let users own their data and switch model providers - Open models are narrowing the gap with publicly available closed models - Restrictions on distillation risk leaving U.S. open-source AI behind China - Lower costs and more competition can bring capable AI to small businesses (00:00) — Introduction and Hermes Agent (01:55) — Why open agent harnesses matter (04:44) — Open models, closed models, and the value of applications (07:54) — Who gets access to frontier AI? (10:34) — Distillation and U.S. AI policy (13:23) — The economics of AI for small businesses (14:39) — Where the market goes next (17:57) — What policymakers should protect