OpenAI Makes Major Announcement: Former U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll Appointed Senior Advisor

On November 3, OpenAI, the AI giant, officially announced a major personnel appointment on Monday, hiring former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll as its newly created Senior Advisor for National Security Modernization.

In this new core role, Driscoll’s main responsibility will be to provide strategic advice to OpenAI’s leadership and work closely with external partners to explore how advanced AI technologies can be used effectively to further strengthen national security and cybersecurity defenses.

OpenAI said that after taking office, Driscoll will engage broadly with stakeholders, including government officials, industry leaders, and academic institutions, to help advance practical initiatives. He will also assist OpenAI’s internal R&D and business teams, helping them better understand the real operational needs of national security-related agencies around the world.

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OpenAI has released the LifeVal benchmark to measure AI performance in everyday scenarios such as caregiving, health, education, household management, personal finance, and government services. Unlike benchmarks focused on knowledge Q&A and isolated capabilities, it focuses on whether AI can advance tasks to an executable, deliverable state and solve real-world problems. The benchmark references the American Time Use Survey and was built based on a survey of 3,995 respondents; OpenAI has continuously used it for tracking over the past year.

From Prohibiting Military Use to Winning Over the Pentagon: OpenAI Hires Former Army Secretary as Advisor

On November 3, OpenAI announced that it had hired Daniel Driscoll, who just resigned as U.S. Secretary of the Army in August, as Senior Advisor for National Security and Modernization, to drive the implementation of AI in national security and cybersecurity. In a statement on the 2nd, the company said he will collaborate with government, academia, and industry to advance modernization reforms and advise public and private partners, leveraging AI to strengthen national security capabilities. Driscoll is 38 years old.

OpenAI announces ChatGPT Classic will be discontinued on January 30, 2027

OpenAI is advancing the integration of ChatGPT desktop apps. The old ChatGPT Classic will be shut down on January 30, 2027; chat histories will be migrated to the new version, and users can continue to access them. Earlier this year, OpenAI launched a new desktop app integrating ChatGPT, Work, and Codex, and renamed the original app Classic. In its early days, the new version sparked controversy for replacing native macOS with Electron, having a complex interface, and unclear entry points.

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Per Business Insider, OpenAI's Chief Global Affairs Officer leaked to 2028 election hopefuls that AI will be the next campaign's core issue. He urged candidates to present comprehensive AI governance plans, not just hot takes, warning Democrats against opposing AI infrastructure. Data center disputes now transcend local projects.....

OpenAI Makes Major Announcement: Former U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll Appointed Senior Advisor

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