Shareholders Prod Big Tech, Entertainment Giants Over AI Risks

Alphabet Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. are the latest big companies facing upcoming shareholder proposals asking them to grapple with how fast-moving AI technology could harm workers and the public.

Investors want the companies to disclose risks that artificial intelligence could pose to their businesses and report on their ethical guidelines. Some other pending shareholder votes, such as one at Meta Platforms Inc., also highlight the risk of AI-produced misinformation or disinformation interfering in upcoming elections across the globe.

The flurry of investor interest has been focused largely on tech and entertainment companies so far, in part because last …