DATE PUBLISHED: MARCH 19, 2025
Artificial intelligence has cemented its place in the future of innovation, with companies and investors alike racing to capture the fierce advantages possible with AI. With plans to push their businesses to the next level of progress and efficiency to the tune of millions or billions of dollars, corporations of all kinds are navigating the promise and potential in generative AI, automation, and machine learning — as well as possible pitfalls and risks.
Meanwhile, many shareholders are likely to scrutinize their companies for potential risks; whether they seek to determine what sort of return they will receive after massive investment in the technology, learn exactly how corporate boards are handling oversight, or receive more robust information on the management of human rights and other risks inherent in the technology (or all of the above). In the coming year investors may lob increasingly tough questions at issuers.
