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Caitlin Kalinowski, the head of robotics at OpenAI, has resigned following the company’s controversial agreement with the Department of Defense. Kalinowski, who joined OpenAI from Meta in 2024, expressed concerns over the lack of guardrails in the deal, particularly regarding issues of surveillance and autonomous weapons. OpenAI confirmed her resignation, stating their commitment to responsible AI use in national security and maintaining red lines against domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons. The decision follows a similar situation where Anthropic declined military collaboration due to similar concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Caitlin Kalinowski, the head of robotics at OpenAI, has resigned following the company’s controversial agreement with the Department of Defense. 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