Tobin Harshaw, Columnist

Relax, Google, the Robot Army Isn’t Here Yet

A Q&A on the morality and practicality of artificial intelligence use by the military.

June 16, 2018 at 12:00 PM UTC

Tobin Harshaw is a Bloomberg Opinion senior editor and columnist on national security and military affairs. Previously, he was deputy editor at the op-ed page of the New York Times and the newspaper’s letters editor.

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People can differ on their perceptions of "evil." People can also change their minds. Still, it's hard to wrap one's head around how Google, famous for its "don't be evil" company motto, dealt with a small Defense Department contract involving artificial intelligence.

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