The Lever: 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 one of those hires reportedly helped OpenAI secure a $200 million defense contract within hours of the White House icing out rival AI company Anthropic over its concerns about its technology being used for surveillance and automated weapons…