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Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡

@gladstein

Chief Strategy Officer: @HRF + @OsloFF / Author: CYFP.org / Nostr: npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu

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Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡
@gladstein
Jul 22
Would you fight today’s computerized dictators with typewriters? Today’s activists shouldn’t let dictators dominate AI either My new Journal of Democracy essay on how open-source personal AI agents are revolutionary tools for human rights defenders 💪
How AI Agents Are Empowering Human-Rights Defenders | Journal of Democracy
From journalofdemocracy.org
Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡
@gladstein
Aug 17
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0xSero
@0xSero
Aug 17
Qwen3.8-27b hits 52 on artificial analysis A model that runs on 3k USD of hardware is beating everything from 4 months ago. Including Opus Permanent underclass is cancelled
Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡
@gladstein
Aug 17
“The fact that a 17GB file can do all of this stuff on my home machines is a miracle. Once again, I’m delighted and amazed… A year ago this would have been competitive with the best and most expensive of the proprietary models—today it can run on a capable laptop” 🚀
Simon Willison
@simonw
Aug 16
Here’s my review of Qwen 3.8 27B - I can't remember the last time I've had this much fun playing with a local model that runs on my own computers simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/16/qw…
Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡
@gladstein
Aug 16
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Holly Blake
@hollycurates
Aug 16
hope you guys made it to the annual reports side of twitter this week, because this post sent me down the best rabbit hole possible!!
Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡
@gladstein
Aug 14
Ouch
Charlie Bilello
@charliebilello
Aug 14
US National Debt in March 2016: $19 trillion US National Debt Today: $40 trillion