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Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’ (www.theverge.com)

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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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[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 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!

[–] [email protected] -3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That's a really long email.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is there a go fund me for her?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"I hear your protest, thank you." He was trained with words of acknowledgement. Such useless words.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago

Bravo! Best of luck to her.

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