Re:Microsoft Staff: Do Not Use HoloLens for War
by freeflight on Saturday February 23, 2019 @07:55AM
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> we live in a post-nuclear era
That's a bold statement to make, particularly in the context of the US pulling out of INF and JCPA (Iran deal), especially when accounting for the reality that nuclear weapons "modernization" is still steadily going on [0]. That's not something you'd expect to see in the "post-nuclear era".
Particularly not with a US president who clearly does not understand nuclear weapons and would just love to sell and use them.
[0] https://thebulletin.org/2017/03/how-us-nuclear-force-moderni...
Re:Microsoft Staff: Do Not Use HoloLens for War
by wrkronmiller on Saturday February 23, 2019 @09:10AM
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Post-nuclear as in: following the invention and use of nuclear weapons.
As for improving military training and tactical hardware, yes it will most likely be used for offensive purposes. The absence of the technology wouldn't stop those offensives though; the absence would just result in less-well-trained less-well-equipped troops in the same situation. As has been pointed out elsewhere, bad training and lack of information is likely to lead to more deaths.
While I think it's wonderful employees of major tech companies are trying to drive more ethical choices, this was an odd choice for a line in the sand.