By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) The Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected requests by both Apple and Disney to exclude AI from discussions at their forthcoming annual shareholders meetings, saying the subject “transcends ordinary business matters.”Apple ParkAhead of the shareholders meetings that Apple, Disney and major corporations are required to hold annually, there is always a series of proposals for what will be discussed there — and Apple applies to the SEC for permission to refuse any it doesn’t want to answer. Previously, that’s included topics such as employee non-disclosure agreements, which the SEC concluded Apple must allow discussion about.According to Reuters, AFL-CIO, the American labor union federation, filed a request with both Disney and Apple to report on AI. Specifically, the group’s pension fund staff asked for a report on the use of AI “in [Apple’s] business operations and disclose any ethical guidelines that the company has adopted regarding the company’s use of AI technology.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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