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Microsoft workers protest sale of AI and cloud services to Israeli military

  • Five Microsoft employees were removed from a meeting with CEO Satya Nadella during a protest against contracts providing AI and cloud services to the Israeli military.
  • An investigation revealed that Microsoft's AI models helped select bombing targets in recent wars involving Israel.
  • The usage of AI models by the Israeli military through Microsoft Azure increased nearly 200 times after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
  • Abdo Mohamed stated that Microsoft is prioritizing profits over its human rights commitments regarding these contracts.
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FortuneFortune

Microsoft hit with worker protest over its sale of AI and cloud services used in bombing target selection by Israeli military

An investigation revealed AI models from Microsoft and OpenAI had been used in an Israeli military program to select bombing targets in Gaza and Lebanon.

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Tribune IndiaTribune India

Microsoft workers protest sale of AI, cloud services to Israeli military   - The Tribune

Sophisticated AI models from Microsoft and OpenAI had been used as part of Israeli military programme to select bombing targets during recent wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

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The New ArabThe New Arab

Microsoft workers protest sale of services to Israeli military

In October two Microsoft employees were fired for helping organise an unauthorised lunchtime vigil for Palestinian refugees at its headquaters.

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Microsoft workers protest sale of AI and cloud services to Israeli military

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five Microsoft employees were ejected from a meeting with the company’s chief executive for protesting contracts to provide artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli

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Microsoft workers protest company selling cloud, AI services to Israeli military

In October, Microsoft fired two employees for assisting in organising an unauthorised lunchtime vigil for Palestinian refugees at its offices.

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WCSH broke the news in Portland, United States on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
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