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

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] 62 points 1 week ago

It takes massive courage to give up a cozy job at Microsoft and potentially damage your entire career to stand up for your values this way. Props to her!

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

What a hero! I hope she is alright.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 week ago

Ballsy move. I hope she's okay.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

GOOD FOR THEM. I AM SO PROUD OF THEM

[–] [email protected] 118 points 1 week ago (8 children)

LinkedIn just deleted her profile, I was following her yesterday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibtihalaboussad

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You're sure she didn't delete it herself due to the attention she was probably getting?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Of course they're not sure. This is an internet forum. The account being gone must mean it was deleted. Honestly, she was probably getting so much bat shit crazy messages, she deleted it herself. That makes the most sense.

3rd citation is a reference to Micro

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

LinkedIn as in the website owned by Microsoft? You don't say!

And Microsoft will now just make sure she vant find a job anywhere? You don't say

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

Makes sense its owned by MS

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Wow.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Goes to prove that LinkedIn is just exactly like every other social media platform despite what many people seem to believe.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 week ago

Also, Microsoft owns LinkedIn so that might have something to do with it.

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