Revealed: Microsoft deepened ties with Israeli military to provide tech support during Gaza war
Revealed: Microsoft deepened ties with Israeli military to provide tech support during Gaza war
Leaked documents shed light on how Israel integrated the US tech giant into its war effort to meet a growing demand for cloud and AI tools
"In recent years, documents show, Microsoft has also provided the Israeli military with large-scale access to OpenAI’s GPT-4 model – the engine behind ChatGPT – thanks to a partnership with the developer of the AI tools which recently changed its policies against working with military and intelligence clients."
"In 2021, after Microsoft failed to secure a $1.2bn deal to overhaul Israel’s public sector’s cloud computing infrastructure, its executives looked with envy at Amazon and Google, which had joined forces to win the sprawling contract, known as Project Nimbus."
"On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that Google’s cloud division provided the IDF with access to its AI-based services."
"In January 2024, OpenAI quietly deleted its own restrictions against the use of its services for “military and warfare” activities as part of a comprehensive rewrite of its policies."
If we use AI services from these companies, our data gets used in making those AI services better, meaning that we are indirectly contributing to war activities.