Could Bitcoin Whales + Tools Like Goose Power an Open Model?

Show Notes

AI is already sliding toward the same trap that define Facebook and Google: ad-driven incentives, subtle manipulation, and a slow erosion of user privacy and autonomy. In this conversation, PBJ explores how Bitcoin, model routers, and tools like Goose could power a different path, one where AI remains independent, decentralized, and aligned with users. Topics include: Why ad-funded AI could become even more dystopian than social media Practical steps toward a Bitcoin-powered, privacy-enhancing AI stack The role of model routers, Nostr, and encrypted local memory Whether wealthy Bitcoiners could fund a truly independent model Timestamps 00:00 - Model Lock-In 01:23 - Dystopian Ad-Monetization Drift, Market Incentives 04:37 - Futures of AI Products vs. Models 06:57 - Bitcoin Whales to Fund the Open Model Dream? 08:57 - Privacy-Preserving Interfaces (Goose, Bitcoin, Model Routing) 19:01 - Trust, Verification, & AI Models as Commodities 🎧 From the PBJ podcast recorded at 📍Presidio Bitcoin 🔗 Full episode: https://youtu.be/uaN_P80CCFI 🐦 Follow us: https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin 🌐 Learn more: https://presidiobitcoin.org Subscribe Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/presidio-bitcoin-jam/id1804198027 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0N8ZFqAkTwxNmjDXdIo7cT Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/j2kz7CShWNQaF25Nf6uB