The AI paradox: Kanjun at the 2024 Progress Conference

Overview

Is decentralization necessary for progress? Kanjun Qiu, CEO and co-founder of AI lab Imbue, will examine how large-scale, centralized AI systems limit technology’s potential to distribute economic power. Kanjun will also discuss how AI agents — tools which democratize software development once reserved for technical users or corporations — could lead to an economic system where the costs of experimentation and production are drastically reduced.

Video Details

• Title: The AI Paradox: More Progress, Less Empowerment?
• Channel: Roots of Progress Institute
• Subscribers: 3.36K

Watch on: YouTube

Last updated 27 Apr 2026