OpenAI Hires Former Trump Admin. Army Secretary for New National Security Role

OpenAI announced Monday that a new role called “Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization” would exist, and be filled by none other than former Trump Administration Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. OpenAI’s announcement explains that Driscoll’s job will be to provide guidance on how AI might “strengthen national and cyber security, with a particular focus on working with U.S. allies to advance its responsible use.” Meanwhile, OpenAI’s teams will receive the benefit of his knowledge of the “operational needs of global national security institutions,” it adds. Driscoll, who is quoted in the announcement, spells out at least some of what he thinks militaries need, saying AI “will help them keep pace by cutting through paperwork, making sense of more information, and getting the right answer to the right person faster.” OpenAI…