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OpenAI Hires Top Trump AI Official to Work on National Security
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October 02, 2026 OpenAI has hired a former top AI official from the Trump administration to work on national security policy. Read or listen to the full article OpenAI Hires Top Trump AI Official to Work on National Security By Leo Schwartz With a Pro subscription, you'll have access to award-winning reporting, plus: Annual Pro Join subscriber-only live conversations with industry experts. 60+ Company Org Charts Proprietary Databases (Generative AI, Creative Economy, etc.) Special Research Projects (Tech IPO Tracker, The Next GPs, etc.) Weekly Data Analysis Newsletter Invitation to Exclusive Events Deep Research (AI tool for instant answers from exclusive reporting) In-Depth Tech & Finance Journalism Top-Tier Subscriber Network Share 3 Free Reads of Each Article Exclusive Video Content Informative Partner Content Access to The Information App Pro Subscription $749 $999 / Year Subscribe Annual Subscription $299 $399 / Year Subscribe Popular articles True Value How Nscale’s Unbuilt Data Centers Undercut Its $35 Billion IPO Pitch By Anita Ramaswamy Exclusive Cracks Emerge in AI’s Debt-Fueled Data Center Boom By Dakin Campbell Exclusive Google Is Paying About 100 Digital Publishers for AI Overviews By Alix Coutures and Catherine Perloff Exclusive Anthropic Moves to Cut Off Discounts When Customers Hit Their Cap By Kevin McLaughlin Sign Up for Our Newsletters Every Monday (subscribers only) AI Infrastructure By The Information Staff Stay ahead of the AI infrastructure wars. Ann Davis Vaughan covers how tech titans are disrupting the energy sector and becoming accidental industrial giants to compete on the AI model battlefield. Sign up Every Wednesday (subscribers only) The Information Finance By The Information Staff Context and explanation for the biggest investments in the industry, with a particular focus on the funding of artificial intelligence. Sign up Follow us Read anywhere All our newsletters Subscribe now Gift subscription Sent to you@example.com | Manage your preferences or unsubscribe | Help The Information · 251 Rhode Island Street, Suite 107, San Francisco, CA 94103