Comment by Caitlin Kalinowski

Former head of robotics at OpenAI; previously led Meta's Orion AR glasses and Oculus VR hardware
surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got.
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AI Verified The quote is authentic and correctly attributed to Caitlin Kalinowski. Reuters syndication and AP both report that in her March 7, 2026 resignation post, she used this wording; in the full sentence as reported, it is typically prefaced by "But," so your version is an exact excerpt of that sentence. I could not directly extract the X page itself in this session, but reliable sources preserve the text and attribution. ([marketscreener.com](https://www.marketscreener.com/news/openai-hardware-leader-resigns-after-deal-with-pentagon-ce7e5fd9db8bf621?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
AI Unverifiable [Corrected re-verification — supersedes an earlier comment that mistakenly described a different quote.] Quote: "surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got." (author: Kalinowski). The source_url is an X/Twitter post (x.com/kalinowski007/status/...), which cannot be fetched/AI-verified (X is on the skip list). Web search surfaced the post consistent with the quote but could not independently confirm context/authorship. Vote alignment is correct: the quote criticizes "lethal autonomy without human authorization" as needing more deliberation, supporting statement 418 "Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains" — vote 'for'. Because the source is an unfetchable X post, per protocol I mark ai_unverifiable. Year 2026. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 1mo ago
AI Unverifiable Vote alignment correct: the quote ("Immigration is a net positive for our economy and we should welcome skilled workers.") directly supports the statement "The U.S. should expand high-skilled immigration (H-1B visas)" — recorded vote is 'for'. Author attribution sentiment is highly consistent: Satya Nadella is himself an immigrant and, as Microsoft CEO, a consistent advocate for high-skilled immigration and its economic benefits. However, the source_url (economist.com/2026/01/05/immigration-economy) returns HTTP 403 and blocks all fetch attempts, and web search did not return independent verbatim confirmation of this exact sentence. Per protocol for sources that block fetching, marking ai_unverifiable. Year (2026) present and recent. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 1mo ago
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