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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. Stop using AI for genocide in our region. You have blood on your hands. All of Microsoft has blood on its hands. How dare you all celebrate when Microsoft is killing children. Shame on you all.”

Sources at Microsoft tell The Verge that shortly after Aboussad was ushered out of Microsoft’s event, she sent an email to a number of email distribution lists that contain hundreds or thousands of Microsoft employees. Here is Aboussad’s email in full:

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[–] MunkysUnkEnz0@lemmy.world 194 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

Thank you, Lemmy. I can't find this on the technology subreddit. Reddit Is complacent.

attempted to post the link on technology subreddit. It said that it has been posted too many times. I went and sorted by new, and it's not visible.

Not too many years ago this would have been at the very top of the technology subreddit.

suspect for sure

[–] ugtug@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Most Reddit subs block comments or ban you outright if you mention Palestine or Israel. Reddit has taken censorship too far.

Just posting on r/showerthoughts is hard enough.

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[–] PolarKraken@sh.itjust.works 82 points 3 days ago (4 children)

You say complacent, I say complicit.

[–] lemmy_acct_id_8647@lemmy.world 63 points 3 days ago (7 children)

I keep this shot as a badge of honour

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[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 46 points 2 days ago (15 children)

Can anyone ELI5 how they're using AI for genocide? I have awful IT skills so I don't understand AI

[–] Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip 32 points 2 days ago (2 children)

AI is being pushed into war machines big time. America and China are both working on it. With ukraine showing how incredibly effective drones are in warfare, just imagine the damage and destruction a swarm of drones controlled by an AI could cause.

[–] stormdahl@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Hey, I’ve seen that episode of Black Mirror!

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 15 points 2 days ago

Its scary and awful

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 35 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] ganbramor@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But critics warn the [AI] system is unproven at best — and at worst, providing a technological justification for the killing of thousands of Palestinian civilians.

This 2023 article didn’t age well.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

The critics were right

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 18 points 2 days ago

Fucking hell that's bad

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Stop believing in the veneer of smartness and superiority around these genocidal fuckers.

There is no NON ELI5 explanation here of how they're using AI for genocide, because the truth is horrible, stupid and brutal.

They are using AI because it is the best tool bullshitters have currently to offload blame for things they, individual human beings, chose to do onto obscure abstract entities like corporations, AI decisions and other bullshit.

There is nothing more to it than that, I promise you, it is all just layers of bullshit that is attempting to obscure culpability for participating in a genocide, and honestly it is the perfect technology for that.

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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 210 points 3 days ago (7 children)

She's about to be so fired. I wish her the best.

Hopefully only fired.

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 25 points 2 days ago (3 children)

She has a very sought after skillset. It might be rough for awhile but she'll land on her feet. Her time at the Big 5 is done but they're all evil anyway.

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[–] 7112@lemmy.world 194 points 3 days ago

Brave as fuck. It's a call for all of us to do a little more. What's happening in our world shouldn't be the norm anymore.

[–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 144 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] DNS@discuss.online 95 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I applaud her for fighting against the ocean tide. Our clothes are made from slave/child labor as well as most of our electronics. Expecting fellow Microsoft employees who are very comfortable in their position to give that up because of AI killing people?

I absolutely hate how apathetic the world is. It should never be "that's the way it is" because we, humans, let it get this far. Are corporations to be blamed, consumers, or both?

Who's turn is it to pass the hot potato?

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[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 45 points 3 days ago (2 children)

SHE needs to be DEPORTED to EL SALVADOR!

-Free Speech Loving CONservatives!

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I know it's supposed to be a joke. Doesn't seem worth it.

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

yeah I agree. I do my best to avoid hearing these words when they come from loathsome people. Parroting them, even in jest, still means those ideas are being amplified.

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[–] cheribbit@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

GOOD FOR THEM. I AM SO PROUD OF THEM

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