"This wasn't an easy call. AI has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got."
"To be clear, my issue is that the announcement was rushed without the guardrails defined. It's a governance concern first and foremost. These are too important for deals or announcements to be rushed."
"We believe our agreement with the Pentagon creates a workable path for responsible national security uses of AI while making clear our red lines: no domestic surveillance and no autonomous weapons. We recognize that people have strong views about these issues and we will continue to engage in discussion with employees, government, civil society and communities around the world."
Caitlin Kalinowski, who led OpenAI's robotics team, resigned in response to OpenAI's Department of Defense agreement. She expressed concerns about surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization. Kalinowski, previously at Meta leading augmented reality glasses development, joined OpenAI in November 2024. She emphasized her resignation was about principle rather than people, maintaining respect for CEO Sam Altman and the team. Her primary concern was governance—the announcement was rushed without defined guardrails. OpenAI stated its Pentagon agreement includes red lines against domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons. The Pentagon had previously designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk after negotiations failed over similar safeguard concerns.
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