Episode #550: From Armies to Algorithms: Why the Biggest Player No Longer Wins

About this episode

Stewart Alsop III and Ekue Kpodar discuss the impact of AI and open source technology on geopolitics and the information age.

In this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, host Stewart Alsop sits down with returning guest Ekue Kpodar for their third conversation together, covering a wide range of topics at the intersection of technology, geopolitics, and the evolving information age. They dig into Ekue's unconventional setup of running local AI models across roughly 15 computers, the growing case for open source models over closed ones from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, and how Chinese open source models may be positioned to outcompete Western alternatives on a global scale. The conversation also touches on vibe coding and the democratization of software development, the strategic use of small models for IoT and enterprise applications, the role of Israel and China as dominant players in the information age, and how smaller nations and even individuals may wield outsized power as AI continues to collapse the cost of knowledge work. You can find Ekue Kpodar on X @ekpodar and LinkedIn . Timestamps 00:00 Stewart welcomes Ekue for their third episode, diving into vibe coding and AI-driven development changes. 05:00 Ekue explains using Claude on Chrome to auto-reply on Skool, burning tokens through…

People in this episode

Host: Stewart Alsop III

Guest: Ekue Kpodar

Topics covered

• technology
• geopolitics
• information age
• open source models
• AI development
• democratization of software

Keywords

• AI models
• open source
• geopolitics
• information age
• vibe coding
• IoT applications
• knowledge work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Anthropic

Places: China, Israel, Western

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