“I think it’s a nearly impossible argument to make outside the Valley without people being legitimately pretty upset.”Employees at companies including Google, Microsoft and Amazon don’t see it the same way. Google, under internal pressure, abandoned its contract with the Pentagon on Project Maven, which used artificial intelligence software to improve the analysis of imagery from drones. Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, has faced opposition from workers who want the company to end a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. And Amazon employees have objected to providing facial recognition technology to police departments and other agencies. In truth, the ethical arguments are a diversion.

Source: New York Times September 03, 2018 09:56 UTC