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An Invitation for Creators, Activists, and Stewards of the Open Movement
by Shannon Hong, Creative Commons Licenses & Tools, PolicyDear Open Movement Creators, Activists, and Stewards, A key question facing Creative Commons as an organization, and the open movement in general, is how we will respond to the challenge of shaping artificial intelligence (AI) towards the public interest, growing and sustaining a thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture. So much of generative AI…
What does the CC Community Think about Regulating Generative AI?
by Shannon Hong, Timid Robot Zehta, Nate Angell, Kat Walsh PolicyIn the past year, Creative Commons, alongside other members of the Movement for a Better Internet, hosted workshops and sessions at community conferences like MozFest, RightsCon, and Wikimania, to hear from attendees regarding their views on artificial intelligence (AI). In these sessions, community members raised concerns about how AI is utilizing CC-licensed content, and discussions…
Dispatches from Wikimania: Values for Shaping AI Towards a Better Internet
by Shannon Hong, Creative Commons Better Internet, PolicyIsolated Araneiform Topography, from UAHiRISE Collection on Flickr. Public Domain Mark. AI is deeply connected to networked digital technologies — from the bazillions of works harvested from the internet to train AI to all the ways AI is shaping our online experience, from generative content to recommendation algorithms and simultaneous translation. Creative Commons engaged participants…
CC at Wikimania 2023
by Creative Commons EventsCC is thrilled to be partnering with the Wikimedia Foundation to make Wikimania 2023 a reality. The gathering takes place 16–19 August both in Singapore and online. Whether you can make it to Singapore or not, register now to attend, participate, and access recorded sessions. The CC and Wikimedian communities overlap in many ways and…
NYC Symposium: Generative AI & the Creativity Cycle
by Creative Commons EventsAre you thinking about how generative artificial intelligence (AI) intersects with creativity? Or how it draws from existing works and collections? Or enables new understandings of culture? Join Creative Commons in NYC on 13 September 2023 for a full-day symposium focused on the intersection of generative artificial intelligence, cultural heritage, and contemporary creativity. This event…
Disruption: Creator Edition — Unveiling the Program & Speakers
by Creative Commons EventsJoin us in-person on 14 June at “Disruption: Creator Edition” as we explore the profound influence of generative AI on creativity across multiple industries. In collaboration with the team at EQTY Lab, and with Nonny de la Peña of the Arizona State University California Center, Creative Commons welcomes our community to join us next week…
Join CC at RightsCon: AI for a Better Internet and Open Journalism
by Creative Commons Better InternetAre you attending RightsCon 2023, either in person in Costa Rica or virtually online? Join the Creative Commons team and community members for two sessions, one in-person for RightsCon participants in San José and the other virtual so anyone can attend with a free online pass. These sessions on artificial intelligence (AI) and open journalism…
Join us for “Disruption: Creator Edition” — An Event Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Creators
by Creative Commons EventsJoin us on 14 June at ‘Disruption: Creator Edition’ as we explore the profound influence of generative AI on creativity across multiple industries. CC has long focused on the ways that artificial intelligence (AI) can build on, contribute to, and exploit the commons and impact sharing of knowledge and creativity. The rapid rise of generative…
Generative AI: Opportunities, Concerns & Solutions from MozFest 2023
by Creative Commons Better InternetCC has been exploring what artificial intelligence means for our strategy to support better sharing and the public interest commons that we help steward. In March, we joined with our partners in the Movement for a Better Internet to discuss generative AI with the MozFest 2023 community: What opportunities does AI offer? What are its…
Better Sharing for Generative AI
by Catherine Stihler Better Internet, Licenses & Tools, Open Creativity, TechnologyOver the last year, innovation and use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded, providing new ways for people to create content of all sorts. For example, it’s been used to help create award winning art, develop educational materials, expedite software development, and craft business materials. Recently, three artists filed a class action lawsuit in…