Mike Adams: Open-Source Local AI, the Superintelligence Ban and Who Controls AI │ BardsFM
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Episode 4271 │ November 11, 2026
“They are trying to basically control and centralize all AI use and take it away from individuals. That’s what’s happening.” — Mike Adams
WHAT THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT
Scott Kesterson and Mike Adams, who runs his own AI servers and builds open-source AI tools, talk about the push to control artificial intelligence. They cover President Trump’s “Super Intelligence” executive order, the super-intelligence ban in Bloomington, Indiana, and Sam Altman’s remarks about personal computer memory. They also talk about running open-source models like DeepSeek and Qwen on local hardware, why intention shapes what AI produces, and Mike’s belief that intelligence is built into creation. The show closes with a prayer for AI that is open source, decentralized and local.
KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED
What is Bloomington, Indiana’s superintelligence ban?
Can you run AI on your own computer without big tech?
Why is Trump calling artificial intelligence “Super Intelligence”?
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This episode was researched and produced under the Spatial Terra Intelligence Methodology (STIM v5) with AI-assisted research synthesis at a 70/30 human/AI authorship ratio, fully disclosed.
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