Decentralizing AI with Jesse & Dustin

The AI Stack After LLMs: Local Inference, World Models, and Logic | Dr. Matthew Molineaux

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:00:27 GMT

0:00 - Matt Molineaux intro

1:30 - Agents before LLMs

3:23 - Why Matt hated LLMs at first

5:34 - Why AI (and LLMs) need world models

13:05 - The problem with LLMs' nondeterminism & the case for adding logic

21:49 - How & why open-weight local models could win

25:22 - Who owns AI-generated work?

31:17 - Can governments control LLM outputs?

35:30 - Mythos and AI danger messaging

41:16 - Whose ethics govern AI?

48:37 - Filtering the internet through agents

56:03 - Controlling AI is short-hand for controlling humans

1:01:43 - How & why decentralization builds resilience

1:06:48 - Can AI solve coordination problems?

1:16:12 - "Personal lens": Aligned local AI project

1:25:15 - Why LLMs still need logic

1:34:30 - The stack after LLMs

A conversation with Delegance co-founder Dr. Matthew Molineaux on what comes after LLMs, why AI needs world models and logic, and how open-weight local inference could shape the next AI stack.

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What LLMs Reveal About Language and Reality | Trilogues I with Max Webster (Hivemind)

Sun, 31 May 2026 17:01:40 GMT

0:00 - Introducing Max Webster & the first trilogue

2:32 - Is reality made of language?

8:10 - Do LLMs understand the world?

12:09 - Is language more than description?

18:51 - The hidden power of naming

25:28 - The language beneath everything

29:41 - How meaning changes life

36:57 - The limits of thinking & concepts

42:40 - The weird psychology of vibe coding & why it gets emotional

49:04 - Are LLMs enough for superintelligence?

58:20 - Could AI self-perpetuate and run without humans?

1:06:18 - What AI reveals about us

1:12:24 - Is there something beyond language?

1:24:03 - Why imagination makes language powerful

1:30:15 - The infinite game after AI

A wide-ranging conversation with Max Webster on why LLMs work better than they “should,” what language reveals about reality, and what AI reveals about the human mind.

🌐Learn more about Delegance at delegance.ai

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🌐Learn more about Hivemind at hivemind.vc

AI Is Your Birthright: Open Models, Private AI, and Why LLMs Fall Short

Sun, 24 May 2026 15:00:28 GMT

0:00 - Why AI is your birthright (if you're American or European)

5:00 - The fight over training data

10:29 - Was AI invented or discovered?

18:31 - Why open models matter

27:34 - Building a better AI workflow

47:44 - Why agents need world models

56:52 - Choosing the right AI & why AI needs more than LLMs

1:11:51 - Coding as discovery not execution

1:13:56 - Can the world become language?

1:28:23 - How names unlock understanding

1:41:00 - Why private AI matters

1:47:30 - Will superintelligence = superwisdom?

Episode 2 of Decentralizing AI with Delegance co-founder Dustin Dannenhauer and Vora co-founder Jesse Posner.

🌐Learn more about Delegance at delegance.ai

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Intros, World Models, the End of Apps, and the Paramount Importance of User-Aligned AI

Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00:28 GMT

Timestamps:

0:00 Podcast origins and the AI moment

3:11 Dustin’s background: AI research, bitcoin, Nostr, and decentralization

11:20 Jesse’s background: from philosophy and law to bitcoin security

17:18 Dustin’s startup (Delegance) vision and world models explained through chess

25:45 Determinism: why AI works better with structure and clear rules

34:05 Reflecting on process: how to debug better, waste fewer tokens, and improve workflow

50:50 The end of apps and the rise of personal AI interfaces

1:06:48 The stakes of AI that serves the individual

Delegance co-founder Dustin Dannenhauer and Vora co-founder Jesse Posner kick off the Decentralizing AI podcast by introducing their backgrounds and exploring some of the ideas that will shape the show, including: AI, bitcoin, decentralization, world models, the future of software, and importance of AI serving the individual rather than the interests of platforms, governments, or other institutions.

🌐Learn more about Delegance at delegance.ai

🌐Learn more about Vora at vora.io