Last month, the United Nations released a report accusing that many major global corporations, including several large Te Companiesnological Companies, have benefited from Israel’s ongoing genocidal attack on Gaza due to its insistence on continuing trade with the Israeli government and military. In response, According to internal messages viewed by The Washington PostGoogle co-founder Sergey Brin told employees that The UN is “transparently anti -Semitic.” Cool.
Brin’s response came in an internal forum for employees of Google’s artificial smart arm, screenshots, whose were shared with the poster. “With all respect, throwing around the term genocide in relation to Gaza is deeply offensive to many Jewish people who have suffered effective genocides,” Brin wrote. “I would also take care of citing transparently anti -Semitic organizations as the UN regarding these things.”
A United Nations Special Committee,, Amnesty International,, Human Rights Watchand Drivetones without Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) All called Israel’s ongoing actions in Gaza Genocide. It is unclear if Brin believes that all these organizations are also based on anti -Semitism or “throw around the term genocide.” In a statement to the post, Brin said his comments relate to “an internal discussion, which cited clearly and misguided report.”
The report in question concluded that Google-together with other large technology firms such as Amazon and Microsoft-continuously collaborating with Israel, participates in a “joint criminal enterprise” and that their respective trade approaches “ultimately contribute to the entire economy that drives, delivers and enables this genocide.” It specifically draws attention to Google’s work Project NimbusA billion-dollar project aimed at providing cloud computer infrastructure and artificial intelligent services to the Israeli government and military. The company too Reportedly “rushed” to sell more AI -tools To Israel after the events of October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked and killed more than 1,200 Israelis.
Google’s decision to continue collaborating with the Israeli government has become a main point of dispute among employees. Some of the company’s employees participated in protests and seats in Google campuses organized by the group No Te Techniko for Apartheid. Google replied with Shooting about 50 employees who participated in the demonstrations. Additionally, the company dropped a previous promise Do not use AI in the development of surveillance tools or weapons, opening new avenues for profit, which will likely cost those that will be targeted with such tools.
According to The Washington PostBrin’s comments on the UN “confused and upset some employees.” However, he does not seem to be fired over it.
