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		</div><p>Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has stood by a company contract with the US military, in response to concerns raised by employees that its technology could be used to develop weapons.</p>
<p>In November, the tech giant was awarded a 479 million dollar (£363.1 million) contact with the US Department of the Army to supply it with HoloLens mixed reality headsets, in an effort to help troops train for combat.</p>
<p>The device overlays holograms on to real-world objects and allows wearers to interact with the virtual elements.</p>
<p>Last week, Microsoft workers shared a joint letter, demanding that bosses cancel the contract and cease developing any and all weapons technologies.</p>
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<p>“While the company has previously licensed tech to the US military, it has never crossed the line into weapons development. With this contract, it does,” the letter read.</p>
<p>“The application of HoloLens within the IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) is designed to help people kill.</p>
<p>“It will be deployed on the battlefield, and works by turning warfare into a simulated ‘video game’, further distancing soldiers from the grim stakes of war and the reality of bloodshed.</p>
<p>“Intent to harm is not an acceptable use of our technology.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_126785" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-126785" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/BB21F612-AD6F-4EB3-AB4D-B971C39E30A9.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-126785" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/BB21F612-AD6F-4EB3-AB4D-B971C39E30A9.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="338" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-126785" class="wp-caption-text">Microsoft unveiled the HoloLens 2 at MWC this week</figcaption></figure>
<p>Responding to the criticism, Mr Nadella said that Microsoft would not “withhold technology” from government bodies that have been democratically elected to serve the country.</p>
<p>“We made a principled decision that we’re not going to withhold technology from institutions that we have elected in democracies to protect the freedoms we enjoy,” he told CNN Business.</p>
<p>“We were very transparent about that decision and we’ll continue to have that dialogue (with employees).”</p>
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<p>The development comes on the heels of HoloLens 2’s launch at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) conference held in Barcelona this week, where a new version of the headset was presented that is lighter, more comfortable and has had its field of view doubled.</p>
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