OpenAI Robotics Leader Walks Out Over Pentagon Deal

Caitlin Kalinowski resigned from her role leading OpenAI's robotics team in response to the company's controversial Pentagon agreement. The departure rocks Silicon Valley. She warned that "surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got". Kalinowski stepped down on "principle" after OpenAI revealed plans to make its AI systems available inside secure Defense Department computing systems. She clarified that the announcement was rushed without guardrails defined, calling it "a governance concern first and foremost". OpenAI defended the deal, stating it "creates a workable path for responsible national security uses of AI while making clear our red lines". The controversy exposes growing tensions between AI innovation and military oversight.