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The Army’s Newest Recruits: Tech Execs From Meta, OpenAI and More

Silicon Valley executives are joining a new innovation corps in Army Reserve

Kevin Weil of OpenAI is among Silicon Valley executives joining a new tech-focused Army Reserve program.
Kevin Weil of OpenAI is among Silicon Valley executives joining a new tech-focused Army Reserve program. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg

The nerd brigade is reporting for duty.

They probably won’t win any push-up contests and might not be sharpshooters. Yet for part of the year, a set of brainy Silicon Valley executives will trade their corporate-branded vests for U.S. Army Reserve uniforms because they know a heckuva lot about artificial intelligence.

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