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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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[–] DNS@discuss.online 95 points 4 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 4 days ago (2 children)

SHE needs to be DEPORTED to EL SALVADOR!

-Free Speech Loving CONservatives!

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 34 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 18 points 4 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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[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The bravery of this women to speak up against injustice! No doubt she is going to "face consequences" for this disruption. Let's wish her the best.

Salam Alaykum Ibtiahl Aboussad!

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