‘Microsoft committed to work with US military’ says Brad Smith

San Francisco: Even as the engagement of technology companies in military projects continues to raise eyebrows, Microsoft President Brad Smith has said that the software giant is willing to “provide the US military with access to all the technology” it creates. Taking part in a panel discussion at the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California on Saturday, Smith acknowledged that “there is some angst” in some workforces, including Microsoft’s, about tech companies’ involvement in military contracts, the Los Angeles Times reported. In June, thousands of Google employees raised objections to a contract that allowed the military to use the company’s Artificial Intelligence tools to analyze drone footage. Google then decided not to renew the contract. Smith said Microsoft was open to hearing the concerns of the company’s workers. (IANS)

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