Caitlin Kalinowski
VP of Hardware, Robotics Lead · OpenAI · 2026
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What happened
Resigned over OpenAI's deal with the Pentagon, citing insufficient deliberation around guardrails — specifically surveillance without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization. The Pentagon deal had already triggered a 295% surge in ChatGPT uninstalls before her departure.
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