Shopify shareholders vote down responsible AI proposal

The news: Canadian non-profit organization Shareholder Association for Research and Education ( SHARE ), on behalf of the pension plan of the United Church of Canada, had called on Shopify to pledge that it will respect human rights and align with international standards when using AI. At Shopify’s annual general meeting on Tuesday, shareholders voted to reject the proposal. In Canada, shareholders must own at least one percent (or at least $2,000) of the company to bring a proposal forward.