Decentralizing AI with Jesse & Dustin
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Decentralizing AI with Jesse & Dustin
@DecentralAIPod
Weekly show digging into the ideas shaping the next era of AI with @jesseposner and @dtdannen


Episode 2 of Decentralizing AI is live! @jesseposner and @dtdannen discuss why AI is your birthright (if you’re American or European), private/user-controlled models, and why the next phase of AI will need more than LLMs ↓ Timestamps: 0:00 - Why AI is your birthright 5:00 - The fight over training data 10:29 - Was AI invented or discovered? 18:31 - Why open models matter 27:34 - Building a better AI workflow 47:44 - Why agents need world models 56:52 - Choosing the right AI & why AI needs more than LLMs 1:11:51 - Coding as discovery not execution 1:13:56 - Can the world become language? 1:28:23 - How names unlock understanding 1:41:00 - Why private AI matters 1:47:30 - Will superintelligence = superwisdom?






Excited to release the first episode of Decentralizing AI with Jesse (@jesseposner) & Dustin (@dtdannen)! Learn about their backgrounds and explore some of the ideas that’ll shape the show, including AI, world models, workflows, the future of software, decentralization, bitcoin, and the importance of AI serving the individual rather than the interests of platforms, governments, or other actors. Timestamps: 0:00 Podcast origins and the AI moment 3:11 Dustin’s background: AI research, bitcoin, Nostr, and decentralization 11:20 Jesse’s background: from philosophy and law to bitcoin security 17:18 Dustin’s startup (Delegance) vision and world models explained through chess 25:45 Determinism: why AI works better with structure and clear rules 34:05 Reflecting on process: how to debug better, waste fewer tokens, and improve workflow 50:50 The end of apps and the rise of personal AI interfaces 1:06:48 The stakes of AI that serves the individual
