2 days to go. The proposed Paramount Skydance–Warner Brothers merger has major implications for workers, consumers, and investors. Join our July 29 ICCR investor briefing to understand what's at stake. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KFy-yXOmRjiZ8zhT6kwoKA#/registration

Open MIC’s Michael Connor will moderate a July 29 ICCR investor briefing about the potential merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers.. 🗓️ Wed, July 29, 3:00PM EDT 🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KFy-yXOmRjiZ8zhT6kwoKA#/registration

To date, state-level AI regulations have fallen into the following categories: 🟢 Child Safety 🟢 Protecting Privacy 🟢 Public Safety 🟢 Harmful Content 🟢 Automated Decision Making 🟢 Autonomous Vehicles 🟢 Transparency 🟢 Consumer Protection Swipe for details ▶️

For AI companies, it's no longer the lawless frontier. From state regulation to a growing wave of litigation, the legal landscape is rapidly reshaping the risks facing AI companies. Swipe for key points from our recent investor brief ▶️

Looks like Google finally needs to doing something about the slop coming out of its AI Overviews. The company is facing pressure from both investors and courts 🧵⬇️

AI is entering a new legal era. Our latest investor brief examines the legal trends shaping the future of the industry, from state-level AI regulation to a wide variety of lawsuits (safety, privacy + many more). https://www.openmic.org/news/legal-landscape-of-emerging-ai-tech-in-the-united-states

Check out our latest newsletter for updates: 👉 New job posting at Open MIC ✉️ Sign-on letter to provide transparency around AI for defense 📊 Our latest investor brief: What the SpaceX IPO does wrong https://us20.campaign-archive.com/?e=f93de114ee&u=ff276cf1b38bfc98a832cd13f&id=97a6cd34d4

Investors sent a clear signal to Alphabet on AI-generated misinformation. A shareholder proposal supported by @openmicmedia.bsky.social received 28.9% of the independent shareholder vote. Read more: https://www.openmic.org/news/googles-ai-misinformation-risk

1/ Open AI and Anthropic still have a chance to do the right thing. As massive AI companies move closer to public markets, investors have a rare opportunity to shape governance before it is locked in.

1/ Who gets to govern the technologies that shape our future? The SpaceX IPO may be setting a precedent: a company valued at up to $1.7 trillion where investors are reportedly being warned they will have limited ability to influence corporate matters.

We're hiring a Tech Policy Research Associate (part-time, remote). If you're interested in technology, human rights, corporate governance, and finance—and enjoy turning complex research into clear analysis—this role may be for you.

The SpaceX IPO is setting a bad example. 📈 New report from Open MIC on the governance risks tied to multi-class share structures in emerging technology companies: https://www.openmic.org/news/investor-brief-the-case-against-multi-class-share-structures-for-ai

Google. Meta. OpenAI. These are some of the tech companies that once made public commitments to not use AI for warfare – and have quietly walked them back. Learn more at the implications: https://loom.ly/bYRmToI #AIgovernance #militaryAI #AIrisk

Anthropic and Washington: investors cannot ignore defence AI risks

Audrey Mocle is executive director of the Open Media and Information Companies Initiative, and Michael Clements is executive director of the Business and Human Rights Centre Human rights due diligence, military AI transparency and linking capital to data safeguards can shift markets towards rights-respecting innovation

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AI built for civilian use is already shaping surveillance and targeting in conflict zones. Public pensions are indirectly exposed to this shift. This Q&A shows who's at risk ⬇️

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Our new analysis – conducted in partnership with Empower, @openmicmedia.bsky.social and @heartlandorg.bsky.social - shows at least 182 private and public pension funds have invested in companies developing high-risk AI systems. Read the full report: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...

AI is reshaping how information is produced and distributed, creating new risks for information integrity. It's bad, but maybe not ALL bad. Learn more and watch our webinar: https://materialtech.beehiiv.com/p/ai-and-information-integrity-a-roadmap-for-investor-action

TOMORROW – March 10 at 11 a.m ET Join Open MIC for a webinar on AI and Misinformation, and how #investors can address the threat. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2UMnuWZ6TAyc6humY3wWBw

One week away! Webinar on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 11 a.m. - 12 a.m. ET AI and Misinformation: How Investors Can Address the Threat https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2UMnuWZ6TAyc6humY3wWBw

NEW REPORT: investors must urge companies to mitigate security risks caused by rushed AI adoption https://materialtech.beehiiv.com/p/ai-security-privacy #aisecurity #shareholderengagement #materialtech #aiprivacy #airisk #shareholderactivism #investorbrief #responsibleinvesting

Reminder: Webinar on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 11 a.m. - 12 a.m. ET AI and Misinformation: How Investors Can Address the Threat ✍️ Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2UMnuWZ6TAyc6humY3wWBw

Join us for a webinar: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 11 a.m. - 12 a.m. ET AI and Misinformation: How Investors Can Address the Threat ✍️ Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2UMnuWZ6TAyc6humY3wWBw

For investors, human rights due diligence matters—especially when tech companies sell cloud and AI tools to military end-users. More from @iasj.bsky.social: https://iasj.org/investors-signal-urgent-need-for-microsoft-to-strengthen-human-rights-due-diligence/

We are entering our next chapter with the appointment of Audrey Mocle as Executive Director. Audrey has served as Deputy Director since 2022 and brings deep experience in corporate human rights responsibility, investor engagement, and technology governance.

At #IGF2025 in June, experts from @heartlandorg.bsky.social, BHRRC, @openmicmedia.bsky.social, and UN B-Tech held a roundtable on dual-use tech, used by both civilians + military. Key takeaways here: https://loom.ly/-h_Wn0k

Union shareholders are fighting back against abusive AI. Audrey Mocle of @openmicmedia.bsky.social weighs in on the power shareholders have to hold Big Tech accountable. More from @inthesetimes.com: https://loom.ly/NZz5RTA

In our new Future of Finance episode, @michaelconnor.bsky.social, Executive Director of @openmicmedia.bsky.social, explains how shareholder proposals drive change — even when they don’t pass. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkWF... Listen: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-kcutz...

Our director joined @georgesdyer.bsky.social on the @ien-online.bsky.social Future of Finance podcast to unpack how investors can steer AI toward long-term value — and how engagement can move the market toward safer innovation.

Understanding AI: Four-Part Series starts today — 6:00 PM ET @datasociety.bsky.social is co-hosting a four-part event series exploring the societal implications of #AI. 🌐 Visit the Data & Society website for information and livestream: https://loom.ly/OgpNTyo

Human Rights | Technology | Artificial Intelligence Upcoming global events offer insights and opportunities to shape policy on emerging technologies and their impacts on communities around the world 👇

"Layoffs described as progress" Tech companies and the politicians who love them 💕🤖 are cutting jobs with the excuse that AI is better than people. Not only is that bad for workers, but in most cases it's just not true. AI is not nearly as advanced as they're claiming.

Weaponizing AGI: How Speculative Futures Undermine Worker Protections | TechPolicy.Press

Natalia Luka critiques speculative narratives about AI's future and how they are driving policy inaction.

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Going a big step beyond simply hiring tech companies to build out defense systems, the U.S. Army is actually swearing in tech executives to consult internally. Palantir, OpenAI, Meta and Thinking Machines Lab are represented by newly minted lieutenant colonels.

Army bringing in big tech executives as lieutenant colonels

The Army is swearing in top tech executives from Meta, OpenAI and Palantir as senior officers to be part-time advisors.

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