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Jack Dorsey’s Embrace of Crypto-Libertarianism

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, David Gerard on Jack Dorsey’s decision to leave Bluesky.

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Jack Dorsey’s Embrace of Crypto-Libertarianism | Tech Won’t Save Us
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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by David Gerard to discuss Jack Dorsey’s decision to leave Bluesky, his obsession with Bitcoin, and his contributions (or lack thereof) to modern technology.

David Gerard is the author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain and Libra Shrugged. He also makes Pivot to AI with Amy Castor.

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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter.

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter.

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by David Gerard to discuss Jack Dorsey’s decision to leave Bluesky, his obsession with Bitcoin, and his contributions (or lack thereof) to modern technology.

David Gerard is the author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain and Libra Shrugged. He also makes Pivot to AI with Amy Castor.

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AI Hype Enters Its Geopolitics Era w/ Timnit Gebru | Tech Won't Save Us
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Paris Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss where the AI industry stands in 2025 as AI increasingly becomes a geopolitical football even as the big promises made by AI companies fail to materialize.

Timnit Gebru is the founder and executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute.

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Paris Marx is a tech critic and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. He writes the Disconnect newsletter and is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.

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