The company behind ChatGPT recruited Washington’s war insiders — then turned their connections into Pentagon contracts.
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How OpenAI Hacked The Military-Industrial Complex
By Henry Burke
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Long before concerns mounted over the role of artificial intelligence in combat — including its role in civilian deaths in the Iran war — OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, was quietly embedding itself inside the national security state to profit from algorithmic warfare.
That included hiring a bipartisan roster of over a dozen government insiders with decades of experience in national security positions between them, plus inking a partnership with a top Trump-connected military contractor.
After years of shaping U.S. defense policy, these insiders are now assisting the AI giant to cash in on the Trump administration’s unprecedented defense spending — no matter the ethical quandaries involved.
The personnel moves appeared to pay off last month, when...
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