The Israeli Military Is One of Microsoft's Top AI Customers, Leaked Documents Reveal

Microsoft is a major provider of cloud services and artificial intelligence for the Israeli military, according to internal documents related to the contracts between the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Microsoft Israel obtained by Drop Site News. The leaked documents show that Israel’s usage spiked dramatically in the months following October 7, 2023 when Israel was using AI and other technology to wage its brutal war on Gaza.

The trove of documents reveals that Microsoft’s ties to the Israeli military are deeper and more lucrative than previously known, exposing the tech giant’s role in supplying advanced cloud and AI services during the war that multiple international bodies, including the International Court of Justice, ruled may plausibly constitute a genocide. Drop Site shared the documents with independent Israeli-Palestinian investigative magazine +972, which previously exposed Israel’s use of AI in its bombing campaign, Local Call, and The Guardian, which also published stories Thursday.

Microsoft’s dealings with the Israeli military are part of a pattern among American technology giants rushing to supply it with cloud and AI technologies to secure a share of Israel’s ever-growing war chest since October 2023. According to the documents, Microsoft drastically expanded its relationship with the Israeli military since the war on Gaza began and became a major provider of cloud services to various Israeli military units.

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