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"By doing the military's bidding, then Google is now far scarier than Microsoft ever was." I understand your point, but Microsoft does an awful lot of business
by aresant 8y ago
"By doing the military's bidding, then Google is now far scarier than Microsoft ever was."
I understand your point, but Microsoft does an awful lot of business with the military.
Last year they won a contract to put every employee in the DOD on Win 10(1).
Not sure it's particularly MORE evil for Google to supply AI support to the Military than for Microsoft to enable the office drones systematically organize weapon shipments, troop deployments, manage body counts, etc.
(1) https://www.geekwire.com/2016/microsoft-wins-927m-support-contract-u-s-defense-department/ https://www.geekwire.com/2016/microsoft-wins-927m-support-co...
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoGoogle will actively help develop vision systems for weaponized drones. Which, whether Google wants to admit or not, means they are developing systems which are going to target and kill humans. Microsoft sells a product that literally anyone (but Iran and North Korea) can buy. You can buy it or not. And you can buy extended support for it (or not). Do you really consider these the same?
- gaius 8y agoMicrosoft does an awful lot of business with the military There’s never been any allegations that everyone’s Word and Excel documents are being read by MS, has there? Or that they read every email sent via Outlook and Exchange? Not the same thing at all