Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI's head of hardware and robotics, resigns over concerns about domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons after OpenAI's DOD contract
Caitlin Kalinowski, who had been leading hardware and robotic engineering teams at OpenAI since November 2024, announced she has left the company.
Fortune Sharon Goldman
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Discussion
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@_ueaj
@_ueaj
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Maybe this is self serving bias but I think people that are likely to take risky actions to satisfy their conscience and avoid cognitive dissonance are probably also better researchers in general for the same reason
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@daveshapi
David Shapiro
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People acting like they will single handedly save democracy by quitting.
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@garymarcus
Gary Marcus
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Respect, @kalinowski007.
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@ns123abc
Nik
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“Sir... the Head of Robotics just quit OpenAI over surveillance concerns... she said “This was about principle, not people...” [image]
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@teortaxestex
@teortaxestex
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We're getting conscientious objectors at OpenAI.
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@kalinowski007
Caitlin Kalinowski
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@maylivesforever 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.
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@signulll
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@kalinowski007 whoa, holy shit. sorry to hear, & excited to see what you do next.
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@kalinowski007
Caitlin Kalinowski
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I resigned from OpenAI. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together. 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
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