OpenAI senior robotics exec resigns over Pentagon deal

Caitlin Kalinowski, who oversaw hardware at OpenAI, announced her resignation on Saturday, citing concerns about the company’s agreement with the Department of Defense.

In a social media post on ‌X, Kalinowski ⁠wrote that ⁠OpenAI did not take enough time before agreeing to deploy its AI models on the Pentagon’s classified cloud networks.

“AI has an important role in national security,” Kalinowski posted. “But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they ⁠got.”