FEBRUARY 24, 2026 – As tech giants spend hundreds of billions of dollars to compete with applications and hardware in an AI-induced arms race, shareholders are pressing one of the industry’s leaders to explain what can be done to mitigate the proliferation of AI-generated misinformation on the company’s platforms.

This webinar aims to help investors understand the risks related to AI and misinformation while exploring what they can do to press for more accountable corporate AI policies and practices. On the basis of those representations, the shareholder proposals were successfully withdrawn. 

This webinar aims to help investors understand the risks related to AI and misinformation while exploring what they can do to press for more accountable corporate AI policies and practices. 

Open MIC, a leader in the field of investor engagement on issues related to technology and society, today announced the appointment of Audrey Mocle as the organization’s Executive Director. Mocle has served as Deputy Director of Open MIC since 2022 and has worked with investors globally on a broad range of technology issues. She succeeds Michael Connor, who has led Open MIC since its founding in 2007.

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.