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On 29 April 2025, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited OpenAI to respond to allegations in recent reports that raise concerns relating to the company’s potential complicity in war crimes in the context of Israel's war on Gaza. The company did not respond.
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Big Tech companies face allegations of war crimes complicity amid Israel’s war in Gaza
According to a recent Anadolu Agency report, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are enabling Israel’s AI-driven targeting in Gaza, raising concerns over the normalization of civilian deaths, lack of accountability, and Big Tech’s potential complicity in war crimes amid unregulated AI warfare.
Israel’s Unit 8200 developed a ChatGPT-like AI using intercepted Palestinian data, with help from reservists linked to major tech firms like Google, Meta, and Microsoft, raising ethical and privacy concerns.
According to recent reports, Microsoft and OpenAI allegedly supplied AI tools and cloud services to Israel, enabling automated targeting in Gaza and Lebanon. These systems reportedly contributed to flawed strikes, sparking concerns over civilian casualties and Big Tech’s potential complicity in war crimes.
Israel’s use of AI models developed by U.S. big tech companies in warfare has raised concerns about commercial AI’s role in military targeting. An Associated Press investigation reveals growing reliance on AI for intelligence and targeting, sparking debates on accountability, civilian harm, and Silicon Valley’s expanding role in automated warfare.
Leaked documents expose Microsoft’s expanded collaboration with the Israeli military after October 7, 2023. The partnership involved Azure cloud services, AI technologies, and sensitive intelligence support, highlighting private-sector roles in Israel's war in Gaza.
Tech giants Amazon, Google, and Microsoft provide cloud storage and AI services to the Israeli military, enhancing its capabilities in Israel's war on Gaza. Digital rights experts raise human rights concerns about the use of technology in conflict zones and to oppress people.
According to an article in The Cradle, companies like Palantir and Starlink are allegedly complicit in war crimes in Israel’s war on Gaza. The article states that these companies are using the conflict as a testing ground.
Two of Israel’s leading arms manufacturers are required to use Google and Amazon’s cloud services under Project Nimbus, deepening concerns over tech complicity in Gaza’s bombardment and prompting calls for robust human rights due diligence from both companies.
A The Nation investigation reveals how Palantir Technologies allegedly supplies Israel with advanced AI-driven targeting systems, facilitating mass civilian deaths in Gaza. The report uncovers a covert alliance rooted in surveillance and AI warfare, with deadly consequences in Israel’s ongoing war, raising concerns over complicity in war crimes.