Monday, 9 March, 2026
OpenAI Robotics Lead Caitlin Kalinowski Resigns Over Pentagon Defense Partnership
By TechShots Studio
Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI’s head of robotics, has resigned following the company’s decision to sign a major contract with the U.S. Pentagon. Kalinowski cited deep ethical concerns regarding the militarization of artificial intelligence and the departure from OpenAI’s original mission of safe, beneficial AI. Her exit highlights an intensifying internal divide within the tech industry as leading researchers push back against the integration of autonomous systems.
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