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Employee calls Microsoft AI boss a "war profiteer" during 50th-anniversary speech

  • Ibtihal Aboussad disrupted Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman's speech on April 4 in Redmond.
  • Aboussad interrupted the speech, because of concerns over Microsoft's AI and military contracts.
  • Another engineer, Vaniya Agrawal, also protested Microsoft's actions at a separate event.
  • Aboussad exclaimed, "Shame on you," and another engineer stated Microsoft has "blood on its hands."
  • These actions highlight growing unrest over AI ethics and Microsoft's ties to the Israeli military.
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Employee calls Microsoft AI boss a "war profiteer" during 50th-anniversary speech

A Microsoft employee interrupted the company's 50th-anniversary celebration to protest its artificial intelligence initiatives, accusing the company of complicity in war crimes. The disruption occurred during an address by Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman when software engineer Ibtihal Aboussad stood up and directly confronted him.Read Entire Article

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Microsoft birthday celebration interrupted by employees protesting use of AI by Israeli military

Microsoft's 50th birthday celebration was interrupted by multiple protesters on Friday due the use of the company's AI by the Israeli military.

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Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’

A Microsoft employee disrupted the company’s 50th anniversary event to protest its use of AI.

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"Microsoft using AI for war and genocide" cried protesting staff at 50th anniversary event

Amidst the Microsoft 50-year anniversary celebration, an employee raised a protest claiming Microsoft is using AI for war and genocide.

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Microsoft’s 50th anniversary celebrations tainted by the company’s role in the genocide in Gaza – OSnews

Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and in honour of this milestone, Bill Gates has published a blog post about the first code the company ever wrote. In 1975, Paul Allen and I created Microsoft because we believed in our vision of a computer on every desk and in every home. Five decades later, Microsoft continues to innovate new ways to make life easier and work more productive. Making it 50 years is a huge accomplishment, and we co…

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Microsoft Employee Disrupts 50th Anniversary and Calls AI Boss 'War Profiteer'

An anonymous reader shares a report: A Microsoft employee disrupted the company's 50th anniversary event to protest its use of AI. "Shame on you," said Microsoft employee Ibtihal Aboussad, speaking directly to Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman. "You are a war profiteer. Stop using AI for genocide. S...

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