{"id":125620,"date":"2025-05-17T10:11:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=125620"},"modified":"2025-05-17T10:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:18:30","slug":"microsoft-admits-it-provided-ai-to-israeli-military-for-war-but-denies-use-to-harm-people-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/israel\/125620-microsoft-admits-it-provided-ai-to-israeli-military-for-war-but-denies-use-to-harm-people-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft admits it provided AI to Israeli military for war but denies use to harm people in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Microsoft has confirmed providing advanced AI and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the Gaza conflict, including support to locate and rescue hostages, Arab News reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company acknowledged its Azure platform is used to transcribe, translate, and process intelligence gathered through mass surveillance, which integrates with Israel\u2019s AI-enabled targeting systems. However, Microsoft stated it has found no evidence that its technologies were used to target or harm civilians in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-101759.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-101759.png 880w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-101759-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-101759-768x508.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The company launched an internal review and hired an external firm to investigate employee concerns and media reports but has not disclosed detailed findings. Microsoft emphasized that it provided services with oversight, approving some requests and denying others, aiming to balance military support with civilian privacy rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft also noted it lacks visibility into how customers use its software on their own servers or via other cloud providers. \u201cNo Azure for Apartheid,\u201d a group of current and former Microsoft employees, demands Microsoft release its investigative report, accusing the company of a PR stunt ignoring worker concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has confirmed providing advanced AI and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the Gaza conflict, including support to locate and rescue hostages, Arab News reported. The company acknowledged its Azure platform is used to transcribe, translate, and process intelligence gathered through mass surveillance, which integrates with Israel\u2019s AI-enabled targeting systems. 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