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title: Ownership, Ethics, and Creativity
units: [Problem Solving With AI]
summary: AI can be used ethically.
weight: 110
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## Today's Objectives
- Evaluate the role of AI as a collaborator in creative work, including how it can support or undermine the contributions of human creators.
- Justify how AI should be used in creative situations, considering ethical, practical, and societal values.

## Lesson Overview
### What is ethics?
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### What is copyright?
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### What is attribution?
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### What is transparency?
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### Is OpenAI _really_ open?
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OpenAI has published documentation describing how it trains its models, but it doesn't always name specific datasets. Some creators argue that this lack of transparency makes it hard to know if their work was used, and without attribution, they may not get credit.

In otherwise, AI companies could be training their models on copyrighted data.

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### What is being done to regulate AI?
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In 2023, artists and authors sued AI companies, arguing their copyrighted works were scraped and used without permission. They believe this practice is not just illegal, but also unethical, because it harms their ability to earn a living.

In 2024, the European Union's AI Act passed, requiring companies to say if copyrighted works were used to train their models and give creators the right to opt out.

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## Assignment
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### Ownership and AI Stories
Read each of the following real-world stories and record your answers to the questions.

#### First Story
In 2023, controversy arose when AI-generated books created using tools like ChatGPT were listed on Amazon under fake author names and marketed as legitimate works.

Record your answers to the following questions based on your opinion:

- Who should own AI-generated content (the AI creator, the user, the company, or shared ownership)? Why?
- What should happen if AI uses copyrighted material in training?

#### Second Story
Debates over "real art" raged in 2022 after an AI-generated artwork titled "Théâtre D'opéra Spatial", created using MidJourney, won first place at the Colorado State Fair's digital art competition.

Record your answers to the following questions based on your opinion:

- Should AI-generated art be considered "real art"? Why?
- Who should get credit (the AI, the programmer, or the person providing the prompt)?

#### Third Story
In 2023, major music companies filed lawsuits against AI music platforms Suno AI and Udio AI, accusing them of using copyrighted songs without permission. These tools generate new music from user prompts, raising serious questions about ownership, consent, and compensation.

Record your answers to the following questions based on your opinion:

- Should musicians have control over AI trained on their music? Why?
- Who should be compensated when AI-generated music is sold?

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