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Sounds Of Science: Copyright Infringement In Ai Music Generator Outputs, Eric Sunray
Sounds Of Science: Copyright Infringement In Ai Music Generator Outputs, Eric Sunray
Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology
The music business is no stranger to disruptive technology. The industry’s apparent comeback from the devastating downturn caused by illegal file sharing seems to have arrived just in time for what may be an even more disruptive technological phenomenon: artificial intelligence (“AI”). Much has been said about the implications of AI-generated music, ranging from issues of ownership, to rights of publicity. However, there has been surprisingly little discussion of infringement in the AI systems’ outputs. By examining the functionality of AI music generators through the lens of de minimis use case law, this paper will explain how the outputs of …
Contracting For Algorithmic Accountability, Cary Coglianese, Erik Lampmann
Contracting For Algorithmic Accountability, Cary Coglianese, Erik Lampmann
All Faculty Scholarship
As local, state, and federal governments increase their reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) decision-making tools designed and operated by private contractors, so too do public concerns increase over the accountability and transparency of such AI tools. But current calls to respond to these concerns by banning governments from using AI will only deny society the benefits that prudent use of such technology can provide. In this Article, we argue that government agencies should pursue a more nuanced and effective approach to governing the governmental use of AI by structuring their procurement contracts for AI tools and services in ways that …
Clearing Opacity Through Machine Learning, W. Nicholson Price Ii, Arti K. Rai
Clearing Opacity Through Machine Learning, W. Nicholson Price Ii, Arti K. Rai
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning represent powerful tools in many fields, ranging from criminal justice to human biology to climate change. Part of the power of these tools arises from their ability to make predictions and glean useful information about complex real-world systems without the need to understand the workings of those systems.