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OpenAI hardware exec Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal

OpenAI hardware exec Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal
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OpenAI's hardware leader Caitlin Kalinowski resigned over the company's Pentagon deal, calling it rushed and lacking defined guardrails on surveillance and lethal autonomy. The deal came together after the Pentagon's negotiations with Anthropic collapsed over similar safeguards — the DoD then designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk, a decision Anthropic is fighting in court. The fallout has been measurable: ChatGPT uninstalls surged 295%, while Claude climbed to #1 on the US App Store.

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