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:
I’ve seen how lazily your kind replies so never in hell am I spending time if I don’t see effort
My kind? What does that even mean? You’ve spent just over a day replying to me. You clearly have the time. I feel like a broken record, but why are other people obligated to put in the effort that you aren’t?
I don’t want to waste my time.
You’re stalling so consider this my last reply unless I see anything of value.
Stalling… what am I stalling? What are you talking about, man? Seems like you have plenty of time to waste. Oh well, I guess you’re not a very serious, introspective person.