Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

Empowering yourself with AI knowledge: Self-guided training resources

In today's digital age, where information and creative content are shared at an unprecedented speed, understanding how Artificial Intelligence influences the creative output as well as the link with copyright law is crucial for anyone who creates, shares, or utilizes copyrighted works. These self-guided training resources provide an overview of AI fundamentals, empowering you to navigate the complexities of AI.

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The State of AI and Copyright

The issue of copyright in AI-generated content is a moving target, but clear patterns are emerging. In this conversation, LinkedIn Learning Senior Staff Instructor Garrick Chow asks AI experts and IP attorneys Matt Hervey and Jennifer Maisel to weigh in with their thoughts on this crucial aspect of Generative AI and its potential impact on the future of content creation and ownership.

LinkedIn Learning

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An introduction to artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents great opportunity, but also significant disruption for modern societies and cultures. This free online short course investigates the historical, ethical and social issues surrounding this technology. It is aimed at people interested in understanding where this technology has come from, the kinds of opportunities it brings to modern and future societies, but also the risks it presents, and what steps we might take to avoid such risks.

The Open University

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Guiding your AI journey: Essential resources

The aim is to develop a dynamic web based easy-to-use toolkit that grows with your needs. 

Jisc

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ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence in higher education: Quick start guide

This Quick Start Guide introduces ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that has taken the world by storm, reaching 100 million users just two months after being launched. The Quick Start Guide provides an overview of how ChatGPT works and explains how it can be used in higher education. The Quick Start Guide raises some of the main challenges and ethical implications of AI in higher education and offers practical steps that higher education institutions can take.

UNESCO

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Artificial Intelligence and Copyright

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has exploded in the social mainstream with the launching of ChatGPT by OpenAI. This has led to some countries embracing the new technological dawn, while others are banning it. There are multiple legal and ethical issues involving the use of AI, as much as there are benefits. Copyright law and AI is only one branch of this new evolving field, and understanding how copyright plays into the use of AIs is important for a compliant use of these technologies in an Higher Education environment.

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Use of Generative AI in assessments

If you have used Generative AI tools when producing your work, it is important that you acknowledge this when submitting your work for assessment. This includes if you have used it to generate materials for background research and independent study, or if you have used it to produce materials which you have subsequently adapted and included in your work.  Failure to acknowledge its use will be regarded as academic misconduct by the University.

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Artificial Intelligence: a digital heritage leadership briefing

The rapid pace of Artificial Intelligence (AI) development can seem daunting to people unfamiliar with the technology. There are positive steps organisations can take to ensure they are ready to take advantage of the opportunities and identify the risks that AI brings to the ongoing digital transformation of the UK heritage sector.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

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