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Anthropic and OpenAI hire ex-Trump officials to navigate Washington ties

10/11/2026

Anthropic and OpenAI are recruiting former officials from the Trump administration for senior roles as the artificial intelligence sector works to strengthen its ties with the U.S.

government, amid a growing view that frontier technology is a national security issue.

This year, Anthropic appointed at least two former Trump officials: one to its board of directors and another as the head of its frontier compute strategy.

OpenAI has hired at least three individuals from the president's administration to work across strategy and special projects.

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