OpenAI and Anthropic poach Trump officials as industry fights for Washington’s trust

CNBC•Fri, Oct 9, 2026, 11:00 AM•2 min read

AI labs have been looking to people with political experience as frontier tech is increasingly viewed as a national security issue.

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