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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] 15 points 47 minutes 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] 1 points 3 minutes ago

That's a really long email.

[–] [email protected] 98 points 20 hours ago (7 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 35 minutes ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 33 minutes ago

Of course their 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 minutes ago

Could be she set it to private. It's what I did when I left my last gig.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

It’s crazy how democracy is now implicitly democracy incorporated(TM) where individuals are silenced for expressing opinions about corporations. Vital institutions for a functioning democracy like media is now owned by big corporations, worse yet, in an increasingly monopolized way, blurring the lines between unelected corporations and elected government (who are also bought by corporations after or before they are elected)

[–] [email protected] 41 points 20 hours 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] 41 points 19 hours ago

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

[–] phoenixz 13 points 18 hours 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] 17 points 19 hours ago

Makes sense its owned by MS

[–] [email protected] 12 points 19 hours ago

Probably the mass reporting coupled with the usual rape and death threats from the deranged zionists.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 19 hours ago

Ballsy move. I hope she's okay.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

What a hero! I hope she is alright.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

She doubled down on video, showing no fear of consequences.

Hero is unquestionably the right word.

[–] [email protected] 140 points 1 day ago

This is such a bold move. Takes courage to speak up from the inside, especially at an event like that. Whether people agree or not, the conversation about the ethics of AI and its real-world consequences needs to happen.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 day ago

She is SO BRAVE. Wow. I wish I had half that strength.

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