OpenAI Hires Dan Driscoll for National Security — SkimNews
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- OpenAI hired former US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to oversee national security modernization.
- Dan Driscoll will advise on ways AI could bolster U.S. security capabilities and cyber defenses, while OpenAI pushes to secure government contracts and shape policy.
Why it matters: The appointment gives OpenAI a former Army secretary advising on national-security modernization and cyber defenses while the company pursues government contracts and policy influence. For U.S. security agencies, that brings a former military official’s perspective on AI into a vendor also seeking a larger government role.
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