Zion, hear me! For Season 2 of the Mere Morpheus podcast I'm going to be uploading the Morpheus builder weekly updates. My reason for doing this is to make it more accessible for those who want an update directly via their podcast app and to have them all in one place. If you'd like to participate they are held weekly on the @MorpheusAIs Twitter spaces. So enjoy Episode #59!

Recorded: 22 January 2026 

AI SUMMARY: This week's builders update features Kyle, David, Bo and active builders unpacking the Morpheus Inference API's evolution for developers seeking reliability cost efficiency privacy and censorship resistance. It discusses the shift from early gateway iterations to the production-ready API infrastructure improvements like RPC autoscaling and why teams choose Morpheus over centralised providers that can throttle censor or shut down apps. Nima creator of DescentBot and DescentWatch shares experiences building uncensorable AI tools on Morpheus implementing staking-aware features and model choices. The conversation explores builder communities cost realities and the case for owning intelligence via open-source permissionless infrastructure that can't be turned off. 

Timeline: 
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:31) Rebrand: introducing the Morpheus Inference API
(00:05:01) Guest setup: inviting Irida TV (economics junkie) to speak
(00:10:16) Centralised risk vs permissionless access
(00:14:58) Open vs closed models: censorship, privacy and access
(00:18:10) Marketplace dynamics: third‑party models and anonymised access
(00:22:08) Model demand: Venice, DeepSeek and uncensored fine‑tunes
(00:25:45) Censorship levels across providers
(00:28:39) Adoption, distribution and why this matters globally
(00:31:22) Framing freedom tech beyond politics
(00:35:23) Open source wins long‑term: Linux analogy
(00:37:02) Finding the builder community: Discords, X and meetups
(00:42:02) AI writing tells and the human touch
(00:45:00) Cost matters: democratizing inference for builders
(00:48:56) Managing inference budgets: local vs cloud
(00:51:40) Closing: doubling down on Morpheus and open source 

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