Monthly Round Up 4: Freedom Needs Better Defaults: Self-Hosted AI, Community Custody, And Paying With Sats
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The episode discusses the challenges and advancements in AI coding, self-hosted LLMs, and real-world applications of Bitcoin payments in various regions.
We trade war stories about AI coding that dazzles then stalls, and show how self-hosted LLMs and agents can reclaim privacy and time. The talk shifts to real-world Bitcoin: QR payments across South Africa, M-Pesa bridges in Kenya, community custody with FediMint, and a world-first open secure element from Trezor. • AI tools that impress early then hit walls • Self-hosted LLMs on Start9 for privacy and resilience • Defaults and data: using AI to summarise terms • Local hosting versus cloud tr...
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