OpenAI Robotics head resigns after deal with US Pentagon
The Straits Times
Caitlin Kalinowski announced her resignation on X. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Ms Caitlin Kalinowski, head of robotics and consumer hardware at OpenAI, announced her resignation on March 7, citing concerns about the company’s agreement with the Department of Defence.
In a social media post on X, Ms Kalinowski wrote that OpenAI did not take enough time before agreeing to deploy its AI models on the Pentagon’s classified cloud networks.
“AI has an important role in national security,” Ms Kalinowski posted.
“But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorisation are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got.”
Reuters could not immediately reach Ms Kalinowski for comment, but she wrote on X that while she has “deep respect” for OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman and the team, the company announced the Pentagon deal “without the guardrails defined,” she posted.
“It’s a governance concern first and foremost,” Ms Kalinowski wrote in a subsequent X post.
About 12 per cent of active registered express buses have yet to complete the verification process. Read more at straitstimes.com.
It will also deliberate on the implementation of a five-year national policy plan. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Financial commitments, such as repayment of credit cards, eat into the bulk of their monthly budget. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The conflict exposes the city to many risks, but some are seeing opportunities too. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The 'unprecedented' freeze on trillions of dollars in financial assistance was instituted in early 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The EU recently struck trade accords with India and a bloc of South American countries. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mr Dan Caldwell was a former top adviser to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Read more at straitstimes.com.
They allegedly shared images and videos of school shootings in other countries with one another. Read more at straitstimes.com.
CHISINAU, March 16 - A Russian attack on a hydroelectric plant in southern Ukraine triggered an oil spill and polluted water systems in neighbouring Moldova, with supplies cut completely in the country's second-largest city, officials said on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW, March 16 - Russian air defence units downed at least 67 Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow on Monday, according to data published by the city's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW, March 16 - Russia has taken control of 12 settlements in Ukraine in the first two weeks of March as part of advances along the front line in eastern and southern Ukraine, Russian state-run news agencies quoted top general Valery Gerasimov as saying on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The eastern half of the US, including New York, Chicago and Atlanta, has been hit with widespread air travel delays and cancellations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
It could lead to a protracted conflict with devastating humanitarian consequences, the leaders said in a joint statement. Read more at straitstimes.com.