OpenAI Robotics Lead Resigns on Principle Over Pentagon Contract; EFF Calls Safeguards 'Weasel Words'

OpenAI's senior robotics leader Caitlin Kalinowski resigned on 'principle' after the company signed a Pentagon contract to deploy AI in classified military environments, filling the gap left by Anthropic's blacklisting. The EFF criticized OpenAI's stated prohibitions on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons as 'weasel words,' noting the company refused to release full contract details. OpenAI's cloud-only deployment model is the primary enforcement mechanism for its stated red lines.