Episode Details

who needs data centres anyway

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/26/openai-loses-even-more-executives-ahead-of-the-alleged-ipo/ - blog post

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Sources:

• OpenAI's Head of Data Centers Has Left the Company https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-head-of-data-centers-has-left-company-6d24fd83
• 13 executives who left OpenAI in 2026 https://www.businessinsider.com/executives-who-left-openai-in-2026-8
• OpenAI's Brockman brushes off concerns about leadership changes in CNBC exclusive https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/openai-brockman-leadership-changes.html

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• Name read (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/august-patron-in-167751828
• Name read (YouTube) email dgerard@gmail.com
• Ketan Joshi interview (YouTube members) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiO34-6ZR0s
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Previously on Pivot to AI:

• OpenAI does deals to make a deal — and the money is getting worried https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/10/openai-does-deals-to-make-a-deal-and-the-money-is-getting-worried/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLvT2k9qmA0&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• OpenAI faces cash crunch in 2026 as bills come due https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/23/openai-faces-cash-crunch-in-2026-as-bills-come-due/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaQKJuA3qF8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• OpenAI may not be able to IPO in 2026 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/08/openai-may-not-be-able-to-ipo-in-2026/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAZRZcVM14E&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• The SpaceX IPO works like a crypto fraud, but with A