

E48: David Arslanian: Practical Takeaways from the OpenAI Fiasco
In Episode 48 of This Week in Local, Localogy’s Mike Boland sits down with Progress Partners Managing Director David Arslanian to unpack key takeaways from the OpenAI fiasco, now that the smoke has cleared.
As Mike puts it, David is the podcast’s “resident expert on all things finance and corporate doings.”
Mike and David devote the episode to understanding what the Open AI board/Sam Altman imbroglio really means. Open AI’s board abruptly fired Co-founder Altman and later bowed to pressure to reinstate him.
First, Mike and David briefly unpack what happened. Then they offer some lessons from the bizarre turn of events at the organization at the heart of AI’s rapid evolution from something running in the background to something poised to run every aspect of our lives.
Ultimately, a lot of what happened came down to money vs. mission. And money always wins that fight.
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