Zack Shapiro: A Future Worth Surviving For

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Zack Shapiro examines the challenge of addressing advanced AI risks while preserving freedom, privacy, and human control. He discusses alignment, the dangers of concentrated power, and principles for evidence-based safeguards focused on frontier capabilities, alongside open models, independent research, and pluralism. Recorded during Day 1 of Freedom Tech DC 2026, September 22, 2026, in Washington, DC. Presented by the Bitcoin Policy Institute. SPEAKERS Zack Shapiro — Head of Policy, Bitcoin Policy Institute LEARN MORE Freedom Tech DC: https://www.btcpolicy.org/summit Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/ Zack Shapiro — BPI: https://www.btcpolicy.org/authors/zachary-shapiro FOLLOW ON X Zack Shapiro: @zackbshapiro — https://x.com/zackbshapiro Bitcoin Policy Institute: @bitcoinpolicy — https://x.com/bitcoinpolicy SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE Bitcoin Policy Institute: @btcpolicyorg — https://www.youtube.com/@btcpolicyorg ABOUT BPI The Bitcoin Policy Institute is a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing Bitcoin policy through research, education, and engagement with policymakers. #FreedomTechDC #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #ZackShapiro #AI #AISafety #DigitalFreedom

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