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Tom Warren @ The Verge 3 place · 04/04/2025 13:22 EDT

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. “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. […]

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