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# The Universal Owner — Friday, May 29, 2026

Every AI-governance proposal lost, the biggest fund couldn't move it, and one chart.

Every AI-governance proposal lost, the biggest fund couldn't move it, and one chart.

In this episode

  • Meta's shareholders showed the limit of stewardship: every AI-governance proposal lost, and the world's biggest fund couldn't move it.
  • AI is now the biggest theme on mega-cap ballots — and the most reliably defeated.
  • The AI capex owners can't vote down is now reshaping their bond portfolios too.
  • Background — even the most principled owner has had its ethics machinery paused.

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