The Ball in OpenAI's court
THE SO WHAT
The fact that a Trump-aligned Substack personality is trying to shape OpenAI’s future underscores how AI governance has become a partisan and influencer-driven arena. If you operate in this space, treat narrative management and coalition-building as part of your risk surface, not an afterthought.
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