OpenAI’s hiring of former Army Secretary just 2 months after Pentagon resignation is part of a ‘trend’ of it pivoting resources to defense projects

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OpenAI’s hiring of a recently departed Pentagon official points to the frontier lab’s growing interests in defense and expanding roster of former military officials in its ranks. OpenAI has hired former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to the bespoke role of senior counselor for national security modernization, the company announced on Monday. The new job comes two months after Driscoll left the Trump administration after reportedly clashing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In the role, Driscoll will advise OpenAI’s public and private sector partners on how to modernize policy and strategy in support of improving national security with AI, according to OpenAI. The focus of his work will be on how AI can be used responsibly to improve security among the U.S. and its allies. Gwanhoo Lee, the chair of the Department of Information Technology and Analytics at American University’s Kogod School of Business, said that by tapping Driscoll, OpenAI is continuing in its strategy of pouring…

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