OpenAI exec resigns over Pentagon AI deal and governance concerns

Senior OpenAI executive Caitlin Kalinowski has left the company, criticizing a February Pentagon deal that would let OpenAI technology be deployed in the U.S. defense apparatus; she argues that surveillance without judicial oversight and autonomous weapons require more deliberate governance. OpenAI confirmed the departure and defended the pact as having guardrails, while the piece notes ongoing tensions with Anthropic and broader questions about AI’s role in national security.