Open MIC works to foster greater corporate accountability in the deployment and use of digital technologies.
Our primary tools are shareholder engagement and other finance-focused strategies. Working with impact investors, Open MIC (Open Media and Information Companies Initiative) identifies, develops and supports campaigns that promote values of openness, equity, privacy, and diversity – values that provide long-term benefits for individuals, companies, the economy and the health of democratic society.
Current Open MIC initiatives include racial and gender diversity in the tech workforce; algorithmic accountability; hate speech and media manipulation; net neutrality; and online privacy. We are currently working on campaigns that target Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft.
New Investor Brief:
Dehumanization, Discrimination and Deskilling: The Impact of Digital Tech on Low-Wage Workers
Originally published in Tech Policy Press on March 24, 2025
The companies developing so-called artificial general intelligence (AGI) and their backers have been making two big promises: this new technology will yield huge financial returns and solve all of the world’s problems. Both claims should be viewed with skepticism, especially by investors.