TechPoint Mira Awards on Indiana tech, the OpenAI lawsuit and Claude Code

Host Jayson Manship explores the future of artificial intelligence and local innovation on this episode of Authentic and Agentic. Manship breaks down Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman regarding OpenAI's shift to a for-profit model. He also details how he used Claude Code to build custom software and replace expensive third-party Shopify applications for his e-commerce business. Additionally, Manship highlights the importance of human connection in local podcasting following a dinner with IBJ Media hosts. The episode features rapid-fire backstage interviews with winners at the TechPoint Mira Awards at the Palladium in Carmel. Manship speaks with Indiana technology leaders moments after they received their awards to discuss their innovations and integration of artificial intelligence. The interviews cover a wide range of organizations and industries. Highlights include Indiana University's massive Gen AI 101 course, Flexware Innovation's software for autonomous vehicles, FiberX's agricultural bio-refining and Syra Health's AI chatbot for rural behavioral healthcare.