He left the Pentagon after the conflict. Friend of J.D. Vance is moving to the AI ​​giant

Driscoll, an Iraq War veteran, did not get along with Pete Hegseth in the US War Department. The Atlantic reported the circumstances of his resignation in September. According to the magazine's interlocutors, he wanted to leave because of "concern over the course of the army's transformation and (low level - RMF24 note) its readiness, as well as the fact that Hegseth is blocking actions in this direction by dismissing the generals responsible for them."

As explained by The Atlantic, in the language of Washington politics this simply means that Driscoll went to Trump to complain about Hegseth, and the president sided with the minister.

"FT" recalled that in the Pentagon the former deputy chief was responsible for introducing the latest technologies and accelerating the modernization of weapons.

It is to expand "democratic artificial intelligence"

OpenAI said in a statement that the former US deputy defense chief will work with the company's teams, as well as with governments, industries and universities to "contribute to the development of practical modernization initiatives and the expansion of democratic artificial intelligence."

In addition, Driscoll will help OpenAI employees "understand the operational needs of global national security institutions" and work with the public and private sectors to advise on "the practical use of AI to improve national security."

The daily also noted that it is widely believed that Driscoll will play a very important role in Vance's possible presidential campaign in 2028.

AI used in 'secret conditions'

OpenAI has already provided cyber defense solutions to several European countries, including France, Germany and Poland, and has also provided the Ukrainian government with access to the Daybreak program, which allows identifying software vulnerabilities, the FT noted.

This year, the company also expanded cooperation with the Pentagon, which allowed it to "use AI models in secret conditions", which occurred after the failure of the ministry's negotiations with its rival, Anthropic - the daily recalled.