Apple Investors Reject Bid for Transparency on AI Risks, Ethics

Apple shareholders rejected a bid seeking more information about how the tech giant uses artificial intelligence and what ethical guidelines it’s adopted to navigate the technology.

The proposal, filed by the AFL-CIO Equity Index Funds, said that adopting ethical frameworks for using AI will strengthen Apple’s position “as a responsible and sustainable leader in its industry.” Apple did not provide the vote percentage at the meeting and did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The vote comes as tech and other companies are being pressed on their use of AI. In December, ...