A demonstrator interrupted the opening speech focused on Microsoft’s co-pilot on Friday afternoon, drawing attention to the reported relations of society with the Israeli army.
“Shame on you,” said the demonstrator. “You claim that you care to use AI for good, but Microsoft sells weapons in the Israeli army … Every Microsoft has blood on his hands.”
Microsoft Chef of Consumer Ai Mustafa Suleyman, whose part of the speech was interrupted by the demonstrator, replied several times: “I hear your protest, thank you.”
In February, the Associated Press reported that the sophisticated models of Microsoft and Openai, an collaborator close to Microsoft, had been used as part of an Israeli military program to select bombing objectives during the recent wars in Gaza and Lebanon. According to devices, a wandering bombardment has resulted in the death of several young girls and their grandmother.
Several demonstrations have been organized against the alleged involvement of Microsoft, in particular by the company’s own employees.
Updated 12:20 pm Pacific: a second protester interrupted a round table involving CEO Satya Nadella and the former CEO Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates later in the speech. The penis reports that the two demonstrations have been coordinated by Nozure for apartheid, a long -standing movement among some Microsoft employees.
