#773: Open Source AI Is Non-Negotiable with Conner Brown

What you'll learn

• 1 (00:46) **Setting the Stage: Why DC Matters** - Conner Brown explains why Washington, DC is becoming the most important city for Bitcoin and AI policy over the next decade.
• 2 (02:06) **BPI's Q2 Report & The "More Work" Paradox** - Brown describes how AI tools have made BPI more productive, leading to a massive increase in work output rather than job replacement.
• 3 (03:47) **Taiwan Briefing: A Case Study in Bitcoin Diplomacy** - Brown recounts how a BPI research paper on Bitcoin led to an invitation to brief Taiwan's legislature and central bank.
• 4 (11:38) **The "Fast Follow" Strategy: UK & International Policy** - Brown details a trip to the UK, where officials expressed a desire to be a "fast follow" to US Bitcoin policy.
• 5 (14:52) **Warning Sign: Foreign Influence on AI/Data Center Opposition** - Brown reveals BPI's investigation into organized, foreign-linked opposition to US data center buildout.
• 6 (20:50) **The Core Problem: A Broken AI Narrative** - Brown and Marty Bent diagnose the public relations failure of Big Tech's "doomer" messaging on AI.
• 7 (27:09) **Recovery/Implementation: How BPI Uses AI Agents** - Brown details BPI's internal strategy for adopting AI as a "force multiplier."

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