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A protester interrupt Microsoft ’s co-pilot - center tonic Friday afternoon , calling attention to the party ’s account dealings with the Israeli war machine .
“ disgrace on you , ” the protester said . “ You claim that you care about using AI for good , but Microsoft sell AI weapons to the Israeli military … All of Microsoft has blood on its hand . ”
Microsoft Head of Consumer AI Mustafa Suleyman , whose part of the tonic was interrupted by the dissenter , several times responded , “ I hear your objection , thank you . ”
In February , the Associated Pressreportedthat advanced AI framework from Microsoft and OpenAI , Microsoft ’s close collaborator , had been used as part of an Israeli military program to select bombing mark during the recent wars in Gaza and Lebanon . Reportedly , one errant bombardment led to the death of several young girls and their grandmother .
Severalprotestshave been arrange over Microsoft ’s alleged involvement , include by the party ’s own employees .
Updated 12:20 p.m. Pacific : A second demonstrator interrupted a instrument panel word involving CEO Satya Nadella and former CEOs Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates subsequently in the tonic . The Verge reportsthat both protests were align by No cerulean for Apartheid , a long - running social movement among some employees at Microsoft .
