Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a ‘war profiteer’

[not_rick@lemmy.world]

No Linux on Xbox, no

[fossilesque@mander.xyz]

The penguin calls, and the good folks answer.

[lost_my_mind@lemmy.world]

Ah, ok. That makes more sense.

[tarantulafudge@startrek.website]

Microsoft has policy that prevents it from retaliatory actions against human rights violations. Court should rule Microsoft violated its own policies...

[lost_my_mind@lemmy.world]

Ah, ok. I mean, it doesn't even make sense, right? Could you image??? So I'll just pass this info along to whomever it was that was so stupid they thought that was possible....what an idiot!

goes off to find a mirror

[crazylikegollum@lemmy.world]

Well, not on a modern Xbox. On the OG XBox however...

[cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de]

But wasn't she profiteering as well since Microsoft paid her wages and benefits? I'm confused.

[lath@lemmy.world]

Don't worry, she's probably getting deported/disappeared soon.

[cyborganism@lemmy.ca]

Have you checked out the gaming for Linux communities on Lemmy?

[taladar@sh.itjust.works]

prevents it from retaliatory actions against human rights violations

They can't retaliate if someone violates human rights?

[Guest]

She didn't know that to start. She learned and she took action. I think the Verge had another article on her that described how she was initially excited to work for them and then realized that the circumstance.

[khanzarate@lemmy.world]

It's possible to not realize you're complicit or not realize the depth of it.

When this happens like it did, you do briefly become someone who is getting blood money. She took this chance to interfere with their event.

[whatsay@slrpnk.net]

Not surprising, also seems like lawsuit material.

[Guest]

In terms of Microsoft suing her?

I guess it would depend on her contract, as Microsoft do profit from war so I would doubt a libel type case would get far.

[felixcress@lemmy.world]

I'm confused.

Yes - you are confused.

[artificialfish@programming.dev]

Depending on your closeness to the actual technology I'd be damn tempted to take one for the team and sabotage these projects.

You can't imagine how literally violently mad I would be if any of my work was used to kill people.

[drsleepless@lemmy.world]

Of course they did

[catsgomow@lemmy.world]

Other way around.

[wise_pancake@lemmy.ca]

the email to Aboussad reads. “It is also concerning that you have not apologized to the company, and in fact you have shown no remorse for the effect that your actions have had and will have.”

Obviously there were going to fire these employees, especially the one who gave notice then did this.

But why the fuck would anyone be like “yOu DiDn’T eVeN aPoLoGiZe To ThE cOmPaNy”? That’s the stupidest god damn thing I’ve heard since “Liberation Day”

[wise_pancake@lemmy.ca]