▲ 1215 ▼ Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a ‘war profiteer’ (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 161 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (14 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] underwire212@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (6 children) Problems can be ongoing or increase in severity. Just because it’s been an issue for a while doesn’t mean it’s too late for change. Also, some people don’t have the luxury to choose an ethical employer (if they even exist). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] underwire212@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ethical options? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (5 children) Direct participation in the military systems for a genocide is a tad further than the military industrial complex. The message is that people participating in genocide will not be made at the very least very uncomfortable for doing so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) An active mass genocide is an odd time to make a statement? Microsoft lied about not supplying the IDF military cloud in the past. And AI is a far more direct contribution to genocide than excel support. Plenty of reasons to do it now. And better now than tomorrow. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Literally this It's like they are signaling to the world how virtuous they are A kind of high ground moral messaging if you will permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (6 children) Problems can be ongoing or increase in severity. Just because it’s been an issue for a while doesn’t mean it’s too late for change. Also, some people don’t have the luxury to choose an ethical employer (if they even exist). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] underwire212@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ethical options? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] underwire212@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ethical options? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ethical options? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (5 children) Direct participation in the military systems for a genocide is a tad further than the military industrial complex. The message is that people participating in genocide will not be made at the very least very uncomfortable for doing so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) An active mass genocide is an odd time to make a statement? Microsoft lied about not supplying the IDF military cloud in the past. And AI is a far more direct contribution to genocide than excel support. Plenty of reasons to do it now. And better now than tomorrow. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Literally this It's like they are signaling to the world how virtuous they are A kind of high ground moral messaging if you will permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) An active mass genocide is an odd time to make a statement? Microsoft lied about not supplying the IDF military cloud in the past. And AI is a far more direct contribution to genocide than excel support. Plenty of reasons to do it now. And better now than tomorrow. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Literally this It's like they are signaling to the world how virtuous they are A kind of high ground moral messaging if you will permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) An active mass genocide is an odd time to make a statement? Microsoft lied about not supplying the IDF military cloud in the past. And AI is a far more direct contribution to genocide than excel support. Plenty of reasons to do it now. And better now than tomorrow. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Literally this It's like they are signaling to the world how virtuous they are A kind of high ground moral messaging if you will permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
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