Ramez Naam: Plural AI as a Freedom Technology

<p>Ramez Naam examines how widely available AI could support individual liberty, drawing comparisons with earlier information technologies. He discusses competition among AI models, open weights, safety and security, and the challenges facing the open source AI community.</p><p>Recorded during Day 1 of Freedom Tech DC 2026, September 22, 2026, in Washington, DC.<br />Presented by the Bitcoin Policy Institute.</p><p>SPEAKERS<br />Ramez Naam — Author, The Nexus Trilogy</p><p>LEARN MORE<br />Freedom Tech DC: <a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/summit" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.btcpolicy.org/summit</a><br />Bitcoin Policy Institute: <a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.btcpolicy.org/</a><br />Ramez Naam: <a href="https://www.rameznaam.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.rameznaam.com/</a><br />The Nexus Trilogy — publisher: <a href="https://angryrobotbooks.com/books/nexus-ramez-naam/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://angryrobotbooks.com/books/nexus-ramez-naam/</a></p><p>FOLLOW ON X<br />Ramez Naam: @ramez — <a href="https://x.com/ramez" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/ramez</a><br />Bitcoin Policy Institute: @bitcoinpolicy — <a href="https://x.com/bitcoinpolicy" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/bitcoinpolicy</a></p><p>SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE<br />Bitcoin Policy Institute: @btcpolicyorg — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@btcpolicyorg" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@btcpolicyorg</a></p><p>ABOUT BPI<br />The Bitcoin Policy Institute is a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing Bitcoin policy through research, education, and engagement with policymakers.</p><p>#FreedomTechDC #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #RamezNaam #OpenSource #AI</p>