Alex Gladstein: How The Bitcoin-AI Convergence Impacts the Fight for Freedom

AI risk isn't human extinction, says HRF’s Alex Gladstein—it’s centralized control. He explains why local, open-source AI is vital for protecting 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 “AI will kill us all” claims are largely propaganda, and why local AI on your own laptop and phone could be a huge win for human rights.