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:
She’s about to be so fired. I wish her the best.
Yeah, I’m honestly surprised she was allowed to login to a msft computer again. Bc corporations historically suck.
Edit: clarification.
I think she had prepared things before and moved quickly. I am amazed by her braveness and dedication and hope to improve by her example. I hope i can honor her commitment a tiny bit by working to further reduce my microsoft usage.
Hopefully only fired.
Removed by mod
Accidentally misplaced.
See it’s almost whimsical. Not scary at all.
Eyes front and center folks - wouldn’t want to make them think you’re thinking. Only terrorists would be thinking.