Category: defense department

Jeff Bezos: US is in ‘big trouble’ if Big Tech rejects military contracts

[ad_1] Bezos likewise made it clear that Amazon would continue to fight for more military business even after the Pentagon spurned it in favor of Microsoft for the JEDI contract. “We are going to support the Department of Defense, this country is important,” he said. The tech pioneer isn’t uniformly supportive of the government, and […]

Pentagon’s draft AI ethics guidelines fight bias and rogue machines

[ad_1] The draft demands equitable AI that avoids “unintended bias” in algorithms, such as racism or sexism. AI could lead to people being treated “unfairly,” the board said, even if they’re not necessarily in life-and-death situations. The board called on the military to ensure that its data sources were neutral, not just the code itself. […]