Microsoft announced Thursday that it is cutting off access to some of its services provided to a unit of Israel’s Ministry of Defense after learning that its technology was used to conduct a mass surveillance campaign against Palestinian citizens. The agency within the Israel Defense Forces is known as Unit 8200, a spying unit that […]
Microsoft Says There’s ‘No Evidence’ Its Azure and AI Models Have Harmed People in Gaza
Once again, Big Tech is under scrutiny for its role in Israel’s genocide against Palestinians. Recently, Microsoft’s sale of artificial intelligence models and cloud computing services to the Israeli military prompted a series of worker-led protests. But now, Microsoft says there’s no evidence that its products have been used to harm people in Gaza. At […]
‘Does Our Code Kill Kids?’: Microsoft Employees Protest Selling AI to Israel
Microsoft kicked five employees out of a town hall event yesterday because they were protesting the company’s contracts with the Israeli military. Microsoft is providing artificial intelligence models to the Israeli military to help them fight its wars in Gaza and Lebanon, a business move that’s seen as a moral stain on the company by […]