Google denies working on touchscreen tech for Chinese fighter jets
Google denied that it helped China's military build a new touchscreen tool for its J-20 fighter jets.
The tech giant said that it had no role in the military aspect of touchscreen research that could potentially give an advantage to Chinese fighter jets in both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, according to a report by the South China Morning Post.
A research paper seen by the Morning Post suggested that a lead scientist from Google actively participated in Beijing's program on the new touchscreen tools. Shumin Zai, a member of Google's A.I. team, worked on a research paper that could be used for touchscreen applications ranging from military uses to education and medicine.
"This paper addresses a very general research question in user experience design of how people interact with moving items on a touchscreen," a Google spokesperson told the Morning Post on Thursday. "This paper is simply not about military applications."
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(Score: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Thursday July 11 2019, @03:56PM (1 child)
Don’t forget the I Feel Lucky button.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday July 11 2019, @06:51PM
That button would be pressed in response to the other party pressing the Make My Day button.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.