Microsoft CEO defends US military contract that employees say crosses a line

Re:Microsoft CEO defends US military contract that employees... by lawrenceyan on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @12:28AM (#19252194)

Is there an end to this sort of thinking? And if so, what kind of future does it result in? There's a reason why humanity has collectively agreed to ban chemical and bio weapons in warfare despite how effectively lethal they are.

A future of increasingly automated killing is not a pretty path. And if you believe there is no choice but to go along such a path, I can only say that it's easy to resign yourself to the "inevitable" and harder, much harder, to fight for a better path. I promise you though that brighter futures/timelines do exist and reaching them is very much possible and realistic. All it takes is not immediately giving into cynicism.

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Re:Microsoft CEO defends US military contract that employees... by Diesel555 on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @12:47AM (#19252265)

You can agree to collectively end something... it doesn't mean all players will play fair. Classification is a thing. Assuming others classify things is a thing. Back to the arms race. It used to be unjust to drop grenades from a plane.

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