Topic: AI Governance and Policy

Lecture

Key Terms:

AI policy, AI law, regulation, governance

Guiding Questions

1. What are the challenges in creating effective AI governance and policy?
2. What is the balance between innovation and regulation in AI?
3. How do different countries approach AI governance and policy?

To Read

"Responsible AI: A Guide to the Future" - Virginia Dignum (Con’t)

Read Chapters 6 & 7

📕Responsible Artificial Intelligence

Supplemental Reading & Background info

Timeline | U.S. Copyright Office

A Brief History of Copyright in the United States

www.google.com

Copyright Timeline: A History of Copyright in the United States - Association of Research Libraries

18th-19th Centuries | 20th-21st Centuries | Bibliography and Resources The history of American copyright law originated with the introduction of the printing press to England in the late fifteenth century....

www.arl.org

AI Tools to use in class

https://www.artbreeder.com

Photoshop

DALL-E

To Watch

Student Facilitation

Untitled for facilitation schedule

Reading: "Do Robots Dream of Electric Copyright? Comparative Analysis of Originality in Artificial Intelligence Generated Works" - Andres Guadamuz and Diane Cabell

Summary: This paper provides a comparative analysis of copyright implications for works created by AI systems. Students will explore the challenges and potential solutions in attributing copyright for AI-generated works.

📃"Do Robots Dream of Electric Copyright? Comparative Analysis of Originality in Artificial Intelligence Generated Works."

Key Questions

1. What are the ethical considerations when AI creates content that could be subject to copyright (such as music, art, or writing)?
2. How might different ethical theories (deontology, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, etc.) approach the issue of AI and copyright differently?
3. How should AI systems be designed and governed to respect intellectual property rights?
4. What are the current laws and regulations around AI and copyright, and what ethical considerations might they overlook?
5. What ethical issues arise when AI is used to enforce copyright laws (such as content recognition and takedown systems)?

Journal

1. Write down the problem your law or guide was trying to solve
2. Do you think your guide or law solved the problem? Answer why!
3. Given our readings, do you still want to solve this problem? (If not, change it!).
4. To do: Draw out your process, mimicking the one we’ve been using in class and mark which part of the process you’re changing
5. To Write: Solve your problem with a law, rule, or regulation that is not centered around controlling user responsibility. Be sure to how how you’re “weighing” your new rule. There are trade offs! (i.e., write down the new rule in a few sentences. IN addition, write two or three sentences that show how you’re weighing your rule.
6. To do: Post a picture of your team’s process on Teams
7. To Write:Write up a quick reflection paragraph on how your own thinking has evolved over the week
8. To do: Turn your team’s notes and your reflection paragraph on eLearning

Examples & things to think about for your journal