Microsoft’s 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting will be held virtually on December 7, 2023 at 8:30 am PT.
Watch the meeting here:
https://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MSFT23
For information on shareholder proposals and how to vote your shares in this annual meeting, refer to Microsoft’s 2023 Proxy Statement:
Shareholder Proposal Calling for Report on AI Misinformation and Disinformation
Proposal 13 will be presented by our partner organization, Arjuna Capital, urging Microsoft to issue an annual report on its role in facilitating misinformation and disinformation connected to artificial intelligence (AI).
“Shareholders are concerned that ChatGPT presents Microsoft with significant legal, financial and reputational risk. Many legal experts believe technology companies’ liability shield provided under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act may not apply to content generated by ChatGPT. Senator Wyden, who wrote the law, says Section 230 “has nothing to do with protecting companies from the consequences of their own actions and products.” Experts are also debating how the principles of defamation law apply to AI-generated falsehoods, which open the company up to substantial litigation risk.11 ChatGPT is already running afoul of regulators, with current investigations by European and Canadian data protection authorities.”