US EditionPro-Palestinian protester interrupts Microsoft’s 50th anniversary party over Israel contract
- On Friday, a pro-Palestinian protester disrupted Microsoft's 50th anniversary keynote address by CEO Mustafa Suleyman.
- The protest arose from concerns over the tech sector supplying AI to the Israeli military.
- The protester accused Microsoft of complicity and selling AI weapons to Israeli forces during Suleyman's product update.
- The protester shouted, "You claim that you care about using AI for good, but Microsoft sells AI weapons to the Israeli military."
- Microsoft affirmed its commitment to hearing all voices but did not address claims about AI and the Israeli military.
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Anti-Israel protester infiltrates Microsoft’s 50th anniversary celebrations
A pro-Palestinian protester interrupted the keynote event of Microsoft’s 50th anniversary celebration Friday, the latest backlash over the tech industry’s work to supply artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military.
Pro-Palestinian protester interrupts Microsoft’s 50th anniversary party over Israel contract
A pro-Palestinian protest by Microsoft employees interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration Friday, the latest backlash over the tech industry’s work to supply artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military. The protest happened as Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman was presenting product updates and a long-term vision for the company’s AI assistant product, Copilot, to an audience that included Microsoft co-founder Bill G…
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