Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), stated in an interview that the greatest risk of artificial intelligence (AI) is not human extinction, but rather the concentration of its power in the hands of dictators, governments, and a few large corporations. He emphasized that localized, open-source AI is crucial for protecting human freedom, and believes that the notion of "AI will kill us all" is largely propaganda. Gladstein also mentioned that Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are tools of oppression.