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OpenAI Responds to Its Robotics Lead Resigning Over ‘Lethal Autonomy’ Concerns in New Pentagon Deal
Caitlin Kalinowski resigned over concerns about rushed Pentagon AI deal lacking governance and safety discussions, reflecting broader debate on ethical AI use in defense, OpenAI said.
- Caitlin Kalinowski, senior robotics leader, resigned on Saturday, March 7, 2026, shortly after OpenAI disclosed a Pentagon partnership; she posted 'I resigned from OpenAI' on X and LinkedIn.
- Citing governance concerns, Caitlin Kalinowski said the announcement was rushed and lacked defined guardrails, warning surveillance without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization needed more deliberation.
- OpenAI said the Pentagon deal creates a responsible path with no domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons and confirmed Kalinowski's Saturday resignation to TechCrunch, while Anthropic's talks collapsed over stricter limits.
- Taken together, a lawsuit claims ChatGPT helped produce legal filings that forced a company to spend resources, increasing governance pressures, OpenAI said.
- As officials court AI firms, the Department of Defense aggressively pursues major AI developers to modernize military operations, while industry divisions deepen as Anthropic rejects terms on surveillance and lethal autonomy.
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OpenAI Under Fire: Pentagon Deal and ChatGPT Lawsuit Stir Controversy
At a time when artificial intelligence is advancing at remarkable speed, OpenAI is facing growing scrutiny after senior robotics executive Caitlin Kalinowski stepped down and a new lawsuit accused ChatGPT of moving into risky legal territory. The two developments have fuelled a wider debate about who should control powerful AI systems and how far they should be allowed to go. Kalinowski, who led robotics efforts at OpenAI, resigned shortly after…
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