OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
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A senior member of OpenAI’s robotics team has resigned, citing concerns about how the company moved forward with a recently announced partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense.
Caitlin Kalinowski, who served as a member of technical staff focused on robotics and hardware, posted on social media that she had stepped down on “principle” after the company revealed plans to make its AI systems available inside secure Defense Department computing systems.