Why AI Must Be Open-Source (w/ HRF & Alex Hancock)

<p>In preparation for their <em><strong>LIVE AT PUBKEY</strong></em> show downstairs, Harrison Friedes (AI for Individual Rights Program Associate at <a href="https://x.com/HRF" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">HRF</a>) and <a href="https://x.com/alexjhancock" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Alex Hancock</a> (senior software engineer at Block) grab a cold one with host ⁠<a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Thomas Pacchia</a> in the PubKey NYC Parlor, where they let loose for an UNFILTERED conversation about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The expansion of Human Rights Foundation’s freedom tech mission beyond Bitcoin into AI and open protocols</li><li>Why Human Rights Foundation launched the <em>AI for Individual Rights</em> program</li><li>How Goose emerged from Jack Dorsey&#39;s Block as an open-source, local AI agent</li><li>The core fear driving the AI conversation today and how agents like Goose assuage those fears</li><li>Why “vibe coding” is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for individual liberties (yes, really)</li><li>...and more!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome home. PubKey is a bar and cultural venue located in New York City and Washington D.C. (With more locations coming!) We host FREE &amp; OPEN TO THE PUBLIC events for the curious, the rebellious, and the orange-pilled.</p><p><br></p><p>Visit PubKey:</p><p><br></p><p>🗽 PubKey NYC</p><p>🗽 85 Washington Place</p><p>🗽 New York, NY 10011</p><p><br></p><p>🇺🇸 PubKey D.C.</p><p>🇺🇸 410 7th St NW</p><p>🇺🇸 Washington, DC 20004</p><p><br></p><p>🧡 Register for FREE weekly meetups and events: https://luma.com/user/pubkey</p><p>🍔 Check out our food menu (yes, we discount 21% if you pay in BTC!): https://pubkey.bar/menu</p><p><br></p><p>Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your nym.</p><p>Est. 735075.</p>