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The United States military and Microsoft have been working together over the last few years to create a headset with HoloLens technology. They recently provided an update about their contract and the development behind this headset. Microsoft's Integrated Visual Augmentation System headset could be used by the military this coming fall. The development of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) has largely been based upon feedback from soldiers. Microsoft engineers and other representatives visited a base in North Carolina in 2019. Mark Stephens, the Army’s deputy program manager for the project, commented, “Because Microsoft was a non-traditional defense contractor,...
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Artificial intelligence allows us to push the boundaries of human capabilities. AI can contribute to self-driving cars, aid in medical diagnosis, and respond to us when we ask a device about the weather. Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella, however, recently warned listeners at the Digital Life Design conference in Munich against hubris with regards to AI. Nadella was particularly concerned in his interview about replacing human beings with robots. He remarked, “The fundamental need of every person is to be able to use their time more effectively, not to say, ‘let us replace you’. This year and the next will be the key to democratizing AI. The most exciting thing to me is not just our own promise of...
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