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If we keep heading down the path we're going022 Archives there's a decent chance the surveillance state from George Orwell's 1984future will come true.

Kicking off Microsoft's Build developers conference on Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said it's up to developers to prevent that from happening.

First borrowing a line from Spider-Man, Nadella said, "With great technology comes great responsibility."

"I do believe it's up to us to ensure that some of the more dystopian scenarios don't come true," Nadella continued.

Okay, this is unexpected. Nadella saying it's "up to us" to make sure the dystopian views of tech won't come true #MSBuild

— Karissa Bell (@karissabe) May 10, 2017

"Building trust in technology is crucial. It starts with us taking accountability for the algorithms we make, the experiences we create, and ensuring there is more trust in technology with each day."

Nadella threw up a slide with 1984and Brave New Worldto drive his point home:

1984 di Orwell citato da Satya Nadella: costruire tecnologie affidabili, meritevoli di fiducia è un principio #MSBuild2017 pic.twitter.com/wLkUteKbaN

— Notebook Italia (@notebookitalia) May 10, 2017

"Neither of these futures is something that we want. So the question is: What are we going to do? What are the practical ways we can make progress?"

In typical wise Nadella fashion, the CEO said the company's thinking deeply about building toolsets that help empower users through AI, Windows 10, Internet of Things, its various collaborative tools such as Microsoft Teams, and more.

3 values: empower people, inclusive design and build trust in technology #MSBuild pic.twitter.com/uWxB3pCH3J

— Karissa Bell (@karissabe) May 10, 2017