近几周，我们记录了许多公司纷纷招募民主党人员，以应对周二可能出现的“蓝色浪潮”。但周一，OpenAI背离这一趋势，聘请前美国陆军部长丹·德里斯科尔担任新设的国家安全职务，这距离他因与国防部长皮特·赫格塞思发生冲突而辞职仅两个月。
In recent weeks, we’ve chronicled a rush of companies staffing up with Democrats in anticipation of a blue wave on Tuesday. But on Monday, OpenAI bucked the trend, hiring former US Army secretary Dan Driscoll for a new national security role just two months after he resigned after clashing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
虽然启用一位与副总统关系密切的共和党核心人物违背了常规认知，但这很好地提醒我们：特朗普还将担任总统两年——在AI领域这是漫长的时间——而OpenAI看重在仍掌握行政权力优势时推进自身优先事项。无论周二的中期选举结果如何，OpenAI清楚，特朗普的国家安全机构在决定哪些新模型获批使用以及谁能使用它们方面，依然是一股强大力量。
While tapping a top Republican operative close to the vice president defies conventional wisdom, it’s a good reminder that Trump remains president for another two years — an eternity in AI time — and that OpenAI sees value in advancing its priorities while it still holds executive favor. Regardless of what happens in Tuesday’s midterm elections, OpenAI knows that Trump’s national security apparatus remains a powerful force in deciding which new models get approved for use and who can access them.