Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (L) and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos chat during an American Technology Council roundtable at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 19, 2017. Photo: AFP
Amazon, Microsoft execs call for closer alliance between Pentagon and big tech
- At an annual forum, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft President Brad Smith pledged to support the Pentagon even in the face of internal revolt
- Their comments drew a stark contrast to the approach taken by Google, which has sworn off development of artificial intelligence-based weapons
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (L) and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos chat during an American Technology Council roundtable at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 19, 2017. Photo: AFP