{"id":17165,"date":"2018-11-18T17:30:49","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T22:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/us-general-says-tech-giants-should-help-the-pentagon\/"},"modified":"2018-11-18T17:30:49","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T22:30:49","slug":"us-general-says-tech-giants-should-help-the-pentagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/?p=17165","title":{"rendered":"US general says tech giants should help the Pentagon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/world\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World News<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>Mon, Nov 19, 2018 &#8211; Page 5\u3000<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/world\/print\/2018\/11\/19\/2003704540\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Print<\/a><\/li>\n<li> Mail<\/li>\n<li>Facebook<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home\/?status=US+general+says+tech+giants+should+help+the+Pentagon http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2018%2F11%2F19%2F2003704540\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plurk.com\/?qualifier=shares&amp;status=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2018%2F11%2F19%2F2003704540 (US+general+says+tech+giants+should+help+the+Pentagon)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">plurk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/funp.com\/push\/submit\/add.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2018%2F11%2F19%2F2003704540&amp;via=tools\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">funp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>     US general says tech giants should help the Pentagon     AP, HALIFAX, Nova Scotia      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/world\/photo\/2018\/11\/19\/2008167514\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P05-181119-307-1.jpg\" \/><\/a>   <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/world\/photo\/2018\/11\/19\/2008167514\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>   <\/p>\n<h4>US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford speaks at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday.<\/h4>\n<h4>Photo: AP \/ Darren Calabrese \/ The Canadian Press<\/h4>\n<p>The top US military officer on Saturday said that it was problematic that US tech companies do not want to work with the Pentagon, but are willing to engage with the Chinese.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford told the Halifax International Security Forum that the US and its allies are the \u201cgood guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a hard time with companies that are working very hard to engage in the market inside China &#8230; then don\u2019t want to work with the US military,\u201d the general said. \u201cI just have a simple expression: \u2018We are the good guys.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, thousands signed a petition asking Google chief executive to cancel Project Maven, which provides the Pentagon with the company\u2019s artificially intelligent algorithms to interpret video images and improve the targeting of drone strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Google later said it would scuttle the project, according to published reports.<\/p>\n<p>Dunford avoided mentioning Google by name, but said companies that share intellectual property with Chinese entrepreneurs are essentially sharing it with the Chinese military.<\/p>\n<p>Google is reportedly worked on a mobile version of its search engine that will comply with strict censorship controls in China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not about doing something that\u2019s unethical, illegal or immoral,\u201d Dunford said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about ensuring that we collectively can defend the values for which we stand. That would be the argument I make to the tech companies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dunford said the US has had a competitive advantage since World War II because of public and private cooperation and noted that whoever masters artificial intelligence will have an edge in combat.<\/p>\n<p>The Halifax International Security Forum attracts US military officials, senators, diplomats and scholars and is marking its tenth anniversary this year.<\/p>\n<p>           This story has been viewed 552 times.  \t      <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/world\/print\/2018\/11\/19\/2003704540\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Print<\/a><\/li>\n<li> Mail<\/li>\n<li>facebook<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home\/?status=US+general+says+tech+giants+should+help+the+Pentagon http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2018%2F11%2F19%2F2003704540\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plurk.com\/?qualifier=shares&amp;status=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2018%2F11%2F19%2F2003704540 (US+general+says+tech+giants+should+help+the+Pentagon)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">plurk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/funp.com\/push\/submit\/add.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taipeitimes.com%2FNews%2Fworld%2Farchives%2F2018%2F11%2F19%2F2003704540&amp;via=tools\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">funp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/2003704540#top\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<h6>TOP <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/top.gif\" alt=\"top\" \/><\/h6>\n<p> <\/a>        \t      <\/p>\n<h3>Most Popular<\/h3>\n<h6>Listing from 2018-11-12 to 2018-11-19<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Most read<\/li>\n<li>Most e-mailed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> 1 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/front\/archives\/2018\/11\/12\/2003704063\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thousands march against air pollution<\/a><\/li>\n<li> 2 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/editorials\/archives\/2018\/11\/16\/2003704305\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paradigm shift needed on Taiwan<\/a><\/li>\n<li> 3 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/front\/archives\/2018\/11\/15\/2003704245\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">At least 100 arrested in crackdown: CIB<\/a><\/li>\n<li> 4 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/front\/archives\/2018\/11\/13\/2003704117\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Renovations to close national museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li> 5 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/editorials\/archives\/2018\/11\/14\/2003704175\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">China at UN: Deflection, dirty tricks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/Mostread\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MORE <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/arrow_more1.gif\" \/><\/a>    <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> 1 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/12\/2003704086\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Women living in \u2018very bizarre moment,\u2019 UK writer says<\/a><\/li>\n<li> 2 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/editorials\/archives\/2018\/11\/16\/2003704305\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paradigm shift needed on Taiwan<\/a><\/li>\n<li> 3 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/biz\/archives\/2018\/11\/14\/2003704167\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TSMC drops one place to fourth-biggest chipmaker<\/a><\/li>\n<li> 4 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/front\/archives\/2018\/11\/13\/2003704117\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Renovations to close national museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li> 5 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/13\/2003704144\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Japanese man \u2018married\u2019 to a hologram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2018\/11\/19\/News\/Mostemailed\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MORE <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/arrow_more1.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \/ World News<\/p>\n<p>Mon, Nov 19, 2018 &#8211; Page 5\u3000<\/p>\n<p> Print MailFacebookTwitterplurkfunp<\/p>\n<p>US general says tech giants should help the Pentagon<\/p>\n<p> AP, HALIFAX, Nova Scotia<\/p>\n<p> US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford speaks at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday.Photo: AP \/ Darren Calabrese \/ The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>The top US military officer on Saturday said that it was problematic that US tech companies do not want to work with the Pentagon, but are willing to engage with the Chinese.<br \/>\nUS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford told the Halifax International Security Forum that the US and its allies are the \u201cgood guys.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI have a hard time with companies that are working very hard to engage in the market inside China &#8230; then don\u2019t want to work with the US military,\u201d the general said. \u201cI just have a simple expression: \u2018We are the good guys.\u2019\u201d<br \/>\nEarlier this year, thousands signed a petition asking Google chief executive to cancel..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17165\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}