OpenAI hires former US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for national security work
Prepared by Sintelligent with the help of SI. Published in SI: . Updated: .
OpenAI has gained a leader with Army modernization experience who will translate government agencies' requirements into tasks for its technologies.
Driscoll has taken the newly created role of senior counselor for national security modernization. He will work with OpenAI's leadership, government agencies, companies, universities and international partners, supporting the use of SI in national security, cybersecurity and defence. Within the company, he will explain the needs of relevant government bodies to product teams; externally, he will advise on changes to policies and strategies. Driscoll previously oversaw US Army modernization and resource allocation. In a statement about his move, he linked it to the potential to accelerate information processing and reduce administrative work for security personnel.