Microsoft says it provided AI to Israeli military for war but denies use to harm people in Gaza

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The unsigned blog post on Microsoft’s corporate website appears to be the company’s first public acknowledgement of its deep involvement in the war.

It also did not respond to requests for additional details about the special assistance it provided to the Israeli military to recover hostages or the specific steps to safeguard the rights and privacy of Palestinians.

The AP reported that the Israeli military uses Azure to transcribe, translate and process intelligence gathered through mass surveillance, which can then be cross-checked with Israel’s in-house AI-enabled targeting systems and vice versa.

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Author / Journalist: Michael Biesecker, Garance Burke, Sam Mednick, The Associated Press

Category: EconomyBusiness

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Topics: Microsoft A.I. War

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Published On: 2025-05-17 @ 14:58:18 (14 hours ago)

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