“Shame on you.”

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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  • GreyAlien@lemm.eeEnglish
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    In long.

    In short:

    The AI system labeled tens of thousands of Gazans, mostly men, as suspected militants, with a 10% error rate, meaning thousands were likely civilians.

    Human officers spent ~20 seconds per target, often just confirming gender, before approving airstrikes.

    “Where’s Daddy?”: A companion AI tracked targets to their homes, prioritizing bombings at night when families were present.

    The military authorized 15–20 civilian deaths per low-ranking militant and 100+ for senior Hamas officials

    Strikes frequently used unguided munitions, maximizing destruction and civilian harm

    Officers admitted acting as “stamps” for AI decisions, with one calling the process “hunting at large”

    Additional informations: Project Nimbus