Protest in Geneva slams AI for Good Summit over big tech's reported role in Gaza war : Beyza Binnur Donmez / Andolu Ajansi

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Summary
Around 100 activists from the BDS movement gathered at Geneva’s Broken Chair monument to protest the AI for Good Global Summit, accusing the UN and major tech companies of complicity in “economic genocide” linked to the Gaza war.

Protesters carried banners reading “No AI for war crimes” and criticized the UN for partnering with tech firms named in a recent U.N. special rapporteur’s report. Speakers condemned the event as hypocritical, arguing it undermines Geneva’s legacy of protecting civilians and the Geneva Conventions during the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Quotes

- "Geneva was the birthplace of the Geneva Conventions. And coming to Geneva to do [the] AI for Good Summit is literally burying the Geneva Conventions that are meant to uphold civilian protection…

– “No AI for war crimes” and “No tech for genocide” read protesters’ signs.
– “I’m speaking to raise alarm bells about the United Nations AI for Good Summit… big tech's complicity in atrocity crimes.”
– “It’s especially hypocritical to host this event the week after the report Albanese wrote on how these companies specifically are all complicit in this genocide.”
– “Geneva was the birthplace of the Geneva Conventions… burying the Geneva Conventions… The UN is delegitimizing itself.”