Freedom Tech Policy Hour 🇺🇸 Freedom Tech DC brought Bitcoin, open-source AI, and individual control into the same policy conversation. In this episode, @zackcohen_, @Bayman11771, and @zackbshapiro recap the conference and discuss how to address AI risks without concentrating control in a few companies or governments. During the episode, they dig into the difference between AI safety and security, the privacy tradeoffs of personal AI agents, and what Chinese open models mean for U.S. competition. Chapters: 0:00 Freedom Tech DC: Bitcoin and open-source AI 3:55 AI risk without concentrating power 8:30 Sovereign infrastructure and Clarity 14:49 AI consciousness, safety and security 30:35 Frontier labs, regulation and government power 36:50 AI agents: usefulness and privacy 43:31 Mistral and open-model release strategies 46:06 Distillation and U.S.-China competition 50:54 Can American open-source AI compete?