Possible Podcast: Kanjun Qiu on AI Agency, Open Systems, and Digital Ownership

What if AI should help people own more of their digital lives instead of renting them from big platforms? In this 10-minute summary of the full Possible Podcast conversation, Reid Hoffman and guest Kanjun Qiu, founder of Imbue, explore AI alignment, open software, data portability, misinformation, and the ethics of technology. Kanjun explains her vision for “non-leaky abstractions” that let people delegate real work to AI without losing authorship or control, and she connects that idea to meditation, consciousness, and how attention shapes reality. The episode also digs into public data, local models, source tracing, and how better systems could help AI move toward truth rather than false reality. Listeners will come away with a sharper understanding of the future of artificial intelligence, agency, and why Kanjun thinks the digital world should feel more like a kitchen than a cage. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.