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Mr Obnoxious

The AI Threat to Freedom with Natalie Smolenski - WBD824

Mr Obnoxious

Peter McCormack

Technology, News, Politics, Money, Investing, Finance, Bitcoin

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2024

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Natalie Smolenski founded and leads the Texas Bitcoin Foundation. In this interview, we discuss AI and its progression towards artificial general intelligence, the implications of AI in warfare, issues of censorship and governance, and the potential for misuse of AI in the future.

Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-ai-threat-to-freedom

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Transcript

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0:00.0

There's a real question of whether we can survive as a civilization, the internet, let alone AI.

0:12.0

Alone from Bedford, how are you crazy Bitcoin's doing?

0:16.0

It's good to be back here, been away for ages.

0:18.0

Feels like ages anyway.

0:20.0

Had an amazing time out on the US.

0:22.0

It was great to head to New York.

0:24.0

Also great to head out to Texas.

0:26.0

Spend some time at the Commons.

0:28.0

Catch up with some of my friends out there.

0:30.0

Also, amazing time in Norway.

0:32.0

I've just got to give another big shout out to

0:34.4

Klazdine, CK and everyone at the Human Rights Foundation, what they do at

0:38.6

the Oslo Freedom Forum. It's incredible. It's such an incredible event and you should try and get there some year.

0:44.9

They do such good work exposing the amazing and incredible work that activists do around the world

0:50.7

to fight against dictatorships and Alex has massively built up the

0:54.5

bit coin side of the HRF so try and get there some yeah anyway welcome to the

1:00.5

what bit coin did podcast which is brought to you by the massive legends of Iran, formerly known as Iris Energy.

1:06.0

Iran is using their next generation data centers to power the future of Bitcoin mining and AI using 100% renewable energy.

1:14.0

Iren remains the same business, with the same goals, now just with a different name.

1:19.0

I'm your host Peter McCormack and today we've got the amazing Natalie Smolensky back on the show.

1:25.9

Now anyone who listens to my podcast regularly will know that Natalie is one of my absolute

1:30.8

favorite people to interview. Actually not just that she's become a great friend, she's one of my absolute favorite people to interview. Actually not just that, she's become a great friend. She's one of my favorite humans in the world. I think she's just an amazing person and I've learned so much for her. And this interview is no different from the others we've made.

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