Microsoft was having a big party for its 50th birthday. Some important people were there, like Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, Steve Ballmer, and the boss of Microsoft's AI department, Mustafa Suleyman. But then two workers interrupted the party. They were upset about how Microsoft uses AI in ways that could be dangerous.
The party was supposed to be a happy occasion. Microsoft wanted to celebrate all the cool new AI stuff they're working on, like Copilot. But when the two workers started protesting, it changed the mood. Suddenly, everyone was thinking about the serious problems with AI, not just the exciting parts.
The first worker who spoke up was Ibtihal Aboussad. She said Microsoft was using AI to help fight wars, especially in places where lots of people were already getting hurt. She thought it was wrong for the company to celebrate when its technology was being used to harm others. She called out Mustafa Suleyman directly, saying he has "blood on his hands" because of what Microsoft's AI is doing.
Security made Ibtihal leave the party, but she wasn't done speaking her mind. She sent an email to a bunch of other Microsoft workers saying the same things she had said at the event. Then, another worker named Vaniya Agrawal started protesting, too. She interrupted Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, and the others while they were up on stage. She also accused them of using AI for military stuff.
Even with all the protesting, the Microsoft bosses just kept talking like nothing had happened. They didn't respond to what the workers said. It seems like maybe they were hoping people would forget about it and focus on the cool new AI instead. But the protests definitely made a lot of folks think harder about whether Microsoft is using its technology responsibly.
The party was supposed to be a happy occasion. Microsoft wanted to celebrate all the cool new AI stuff they're working on, like Copilot. But when the two workers started protesting, it changed the mood. Suddenly, everyone was thinking about the serious problems with AI, not just the exciting parts.
The first worker who spoke up was Ibtihal Aboussad. She said Microsoft was using AI to help fight wars, especially in places where lots of people were already getting hurt. She thought it was wrong for the company to celebrate when its technology was being used to harm others. She called out Mustafa Suleyman directly, saying he has "blood on his hands" because of what Microsoft's AI is doing.
Security made Ibtihal leave the party, but she wasn't done speaking her mind. She sent an email to a bunch of other Microsoft workers saying the same things she had said at the event. Then, another worker named Vaniya Agrawal started protesting, too. She interrupted Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, and the others while they were up on stage. She also accused them of using AI for military stuff.
Even with all the protesting, the Microsoft bosses just kept talking like nothing had happened. They didn't respond to what the workers said. It seems like maybe they were hoping people would forget about it and focus on the cool new AI instead. But the protests definitely made a lot of folks think harder about whether Microsoft is using its technology responsibly.
