Artificial Intelligence
Joseph Gentle
Generative AI & Disinformation: Exempt ...

Lead filer Arjuna capital provided an exempt solicitation letter to the SEC in response to Meta’s opposition statement, further clarifying the purpose of the proposed annual report, and the need for additional transparency and oversight related to gAI misinformation.

Generative AI & Disinformation: Exempt Solicitation Filed at Meta
Artificial Intelligence, Shareholder Engagement
Joseph Gentle
2024 Shareholder Resolutions on Generative AI ...

The rise of generative AI (gAI) over the last 18 months has raised numerous questions about how to regulate these powerful new technologies so that they do not compromise people’s ability to exercise their human rights. Generative AI poses a particular threat to the right to freedom of expression, including the right to access information, because it makes it so easy to create and spread deceptive, yet believable content. False content threatens people’s ability to make informed decisions, a prerequisite for healthy democracies.

2024 Shareholder Resolutions on Generative AI & Disinformation: A Build-the-Vote Messaging Guide for Sustainable Investors
Artificial Intelligence
Jessica Dheere
Ahead of This Year’s Elections, Shareholders ...

Shareholders at Alphabet and Meta, following on the success of a similar resolution at Microsoft last month, have filed shareholder proposals recommending that the companies issue annual reports on the risks of misinformation and disinformation produced and amplified by their deployment of generative artificial intelligence (gAI). All three companies have made multibillion dollar investments in gAI.

Ahead of This Year’s Elections, Shareholders Demand Transparency from Big Tech on Risks of AI-Powered Disinformation
Artificial Intelligence
Joseph Gentle
Shareholders Demand Transparency from Microsoft ...

At Microsoft’s annual general meeting on Thursday, shareholders will vote on a resolution recommending that the company issue an annual report on the material risks of generative AI-powered mis- and disinformation to its business operations. The proposed report would include Microsoft’s plans to mitigate those risks, as well as the effectiveness of its efforts. The resolution, which appears as Proposal 13 on the company’s proxy statement, was submitted by Arjuna Capital (lead filer), Azzad Asset Management, Eko, and Open MIC. 

Shareholders Demand Transparency from Microsoft on Material Risks of AI-Powered Disinformation
Press Releases
Michael Connor
Jessica Dheere Joins Open MIC as Advocacy ...

“Finance-focused strategies promise to be a game-changer in advancing human rights in the digital age,” said Jessica Dheere. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to build on Open MIC’s pioneering work in this field and to explore new frontiers, by broadening the base of people who are adept at challenging corporate power to ensure that information technologies do not compromise—and ideally reinforce—social justice and people’s expression, privacy, and labor rights.”

Jessica Dheere Joins Open MIC as Advocacy Director

FCC

22 Public Interest Groups Urge the FCC to Block the Charter-Time Warner Cable Merger

WASHINGTON — Twenty-two public interest organizations have sent a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission to deny Charter’s bid to take over Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. Late last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler may be planning to circulate a draft order approving the $90 billion merger.

Investors Urge FCC to Adopt Net Neutrality Rules, Reclassify Broadband Internet Under Title II

A group of investment firms and foundations with widely-diversified investment portfolios today called upon the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt network neutrality rules that would protect an open Internet. They recommended reclassification of broadband Internet service under Title II of the Communications Act, giving the FCC clear regulatory authority over the Internet network infrastructure that serves millions of individuals, entrepreneurs and established businesses throughout the U.S.

Investors Urge Federal Communications Commission to Adopt Strong Principles to Protect an Open Internet

A coalition representing socially responsible investors in media and telecommunications firms today urged the Federal Communications Commission to adopt “clear principles, policies and practices” to guarantee that the Internet remains free and open for all Americans.

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