Despite Internal Backlash, Microsoft to Pursue Lucrative Military Contracts
The U.S. military should have access to the best technology, and Microsoft will continue bidding on military contracts, while weighing in on ethical debates about autonomous weapons, Microsoft President Brad Smith blogged Friday. Microsoft will advocate for artificial intelligence and…
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other new technologies to be used “responsibly and ethically,” he said. The company recently came under fire internally for bidding on the DOD’s $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud project. Microsoft employees are free to decline assignments on projects they disagree with, Smith said.