I mentioned before in November, it's absolutely heartbreaking to see HoloLens used this way. This is not what I evangelized. I encourage fellow Microsoft employees to sign the letter. Thread of some of my feelings why incoming. https://t.co/1lcdIrtenv

— Adina Shanholtz @ ?GDC ??️‍? (@FeyTechnologist) February 23, 2019

I wonder if these Microsoft workers or the Google workers who opposed Project Maven have thought through what happens to our national defense if our best technology companies aren't willing to engage? https://t.co/gimvxnWV0p

— Chris Fralic (@chrisfralic) February 23, 2019

Microsoft workers call on company to drop HoloLens-U.S. Army contract: ‘We did not sign up to develop weapons’ https://t.co/AnRnzHyJi5

— GeekWire (@geekwire) February 22, 2019

"We are alarmed that Microsoft is working to provide weapons technology to the U.S. Military, helping one country's government "increase lethality" using tools we built. We did not sign up to develop weapons, and we demand a say in how our work is used" https://t.co/eIhY7MFn0W

— Fabio Chiusi (@fabiochiusi) February 23, 2019

On behalf of workers at Microsoft, we're releasing an open letter to Brad Smith and Satya Nadella, demanding for the cancelation of the IVAS contract with a call for stricter ethical guidelines.
If you're a Microsoft employee you can sign at: https://t.co/958AhvIHO5 pic.twitter.com/uUZ5P4FJ7X

— Microsoft Workers 4 Good (@MsWorkers4) February 22, 2019

This feels like an under discussed topic - reconciling not wanting AI to cause harm with having other nation states invest in an “AI arms race” without a similar constraint. https://t.co/UJkmHGdXEq

— Sriram Krishnan (@sriramk) February 23, 2019

'We won't be war profiteers': Microsoft workers protest $480m army contract https://t.co/McQzVBzOOv

— The Guardian (@guardian) February 22, 2019

MEANWHILE, employees over at Microsoft are demanding the company cancel its contract with the US Army. MSFT got $480m to develop Hololens into a tool train more lethal soldiers. Their petition is gaining sigs as we speak: https://t.co/Nx92DWslYm

— Caroline O'Donovan (@ceodonovan) February 22, 2019

When big tech refuses to work with the US military, they give a de facto advantage to countries like Russia and China.

Empowering aggressive, expansionist countries by weakening US forces makes conflict and oppression more likely, not less. https://t.co/v58hXUrLpQ

— John Noonan (@noonanjo) February 23, 2019

The United States needs the support of our greatest tech companies more than @Microsoft needs these 50 workers. The future of combat will include augmentation of all our senses, and @HoloLens is a great step towards that future. https://t.co/rPMx1YoHRG

— Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) February 23, 2019

Microsoft Workers Protest Army Contract With Tech 'Designed To Help People Kill' They say Microsoft crossed a line from licensing tech to developing weapons. https://t.co/Q4LwnnTSry

— Laura Sydell (@Sydell) February 22, 2019

Microsoft workers are calling on the tech company to cancel its nearly $480 million U.S. Army contract, saying the deal has "crossed the line" into weapons development by Microsoft for the first time. https://t.co/A2V4WCpzbB

— NPR (@NPR) February 23, 2019

Microsoft Workers Protest Army Contract With Tech 'Designed To Help People Kill' || Via NPR https://t.co/zbln3e8HSF

— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) February 24, 2019

Someone tell them that PowerPoint, Word, and Excel help people kill, too...

https://t.co/dPIF0nCYBV

— Crispin Burke (@CrispinBurke) February 23, 2019

Microsoft workers are calling on the giant tech company to cancel its nearly $480 million U.S. Army contract, saying the deal has "crossed the line" into weapons development by Microsoft for the first time. #DropTheMIC https://t.co/fQdFinOcIY

— About Face: Veterans Against the War (@VetsAboutFace) February 22, 2019

They say that the deal "crosses the line" into weapons development for the first time. https://t.co/CDKwggYn24

— KQED (@KQED) February 24, 2019

Microsoft Workers Protest Army Contract With Tech 'Designed To Help People Kill' | Via NPR https://t.co/zbln3e8HSF

— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) February 23, 2019

Microsoft Workers Protest Army Contract With Tech 'Designed To Help People Kill' https://t.co/vysqd4Jv5m

— Jay Thompson (@FollowingFacts) February 23, 2019

Microsoft Workers Protest Army Contract With Tech 'Designed To Help People Kill' https://t.co/Cfz5zXNzpF

— @ANTIGOPMVMT (@ANTIGOPMVMT) February 23, 2019

"'We did not sign up to develop weapons' say Microsoft employees protesting $479 million HoloLens army contract" https://t.co/0h0bT9Dtmr pic.twitter.com/62jMclhDx1

— Wolfgang ʬ ? (@Ouren) February 24, 2019

This is so good. Microsoft devs rise up https://t.co/onxrnWG5qV

— No Thanks, Tim (@burgerdrome) February 23, 2019

'We did not sign up to develop weapons' say Microsoft employees protesting $479 million #HoloLens army contract https://t.co/VNIkkc0KTM pic.twitter.com/TIoiDYT2Ge

— Rick King (@RickKing16) February 23, 2019

'We did not sign up to develop weapons' say Microsoft employees protesting $479 million HoloLens army contract https://t.co/KYi4k4f4nN pic.twitter.com/nDNQjECFgN

— PC Gamer (@pcgamer) February 23, 2019

'We did not sign up to develop weapons' say Microsoft employees protesting $479 million HoloLens army contract https://t.co/ppM2xVZTOF

— IWCsync (@IWCsync) February 23, 2019

'We did not sign up to develop weapons' say Microsoft employees protesting $479 million HoloLens army contract https://t.co/6Pj1MSxoH6

— PC Gamer feed (@PC_Gamer) February 23, 2019

お、MSでもこういう反応が社員から出てきている。

'We did not sign up to develop weapons' say Microsoft employees protesting $479 million HoloLens army contract https://t.co/KSmxDrdrZq

— touya (@touya_huji) February 23, 2019

In tune with my last RT, not only are Big Tech companies making deals with the oil industry and hastening global warming, but apparently also with the military, repurposing the augmented reality headset #HoloLens from gaming into real life headshot assist: https://t.co/b8e1Lh2vLi

— Dora Klindžić (@doraspacexplora) February 23, 2019

'We did not sign up to develop weapons, and we demand a say in how our work is used' say Microsoft employees protesting $479 million HoloLens army contract https://t.co/oQf9nmBQc0

— Joshua Keep (@JEKeep) February 23, 2019

Hololens headsets for the Army blasted by Microsoft workers https://t.co/BvFX9Uwc1R

— Tom Happ (@AxiomVerge) February 23, 2019

Microsoft under fire by employees over HoloLens deal with U.S. military https://t.co/fndquRbQIp https://t.co/X7VPJ2goKb

— Everything Microsoft (@EverythingMS) February 23, 2019