New Webinar: "Copyright and AI: Guidance on Responsible AI Use"

Copyright and AI: Guidance on Responsible AI Use
A Library 2.0 "Ethics of AI" Workshop with Reed Hepler

OVERVIEW: 

Many users of AI, especially first-time users, have significant misunderstandings regarding the ethical boundaries of generative AI use.

In terms of intellectual property and content generation, the "3 Cs" to remember are Copyright, accurate and thorough Citation, and Circumspection regarding privacy and confidentiality policies and quality checking generated content. Users in all fields will need to consider various ethical principles no matter what type of content they are creating or analyzing with generative AI tools.

This discussion will feature several examples of each of these ideas and discuss these ethical principles and how they relate to libraries and education. Notable examples (such as Zarya of the Dawn, Theatre D'opera Spatial, and the Sony World Photography Awards) will be highlighted and used as touchstones for broader discussion. We'll also discuss the "privacy harms model" and citation examples.

Since November 2024, there have been multiple developments related to AI, particularly related to copyright. The Copyright Office has released the next two parts of its report on AI and copyright, and several new models and services have come out that offer better privacy than regular models. There have also been discussions of AI as "a new type of user" when it comes to copyrighted materials. This new and updated "Ethics and AI" session will focus on copyright but will also discuss the other two "Cs."

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Models and ideas for creating citation norms for institutional and personal use.
• Understanding of the necessary components of confidentiality and quality-checking materials.
• Awareness of the implications of copyright law and intellectual property concepts.

This 60-minute online hands-on workshop is part of our Library 2.0 "Ethics of AI" Series. The recording and presentation slides will be available to all who register.

DATE: Tuesday, June 17th, 2025, 2:00 - 3:00 pm US - Eastern Time

COST:

• $99/person - includes live attendance and any-time access to the recording and the presentation slides and receiving a participation certificate. To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email admin@library20.com.

TO REGISTER: 

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SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@library20.com to arrange):

• Multiple individual log-ins and access from the same organization paid together: $75 each for 3+ registrations, $65 each for 5+ registrations. Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.
• The ability to show the webinar (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299.
• Large-scale institutional access for viewing with individual login capability: $499 (hosted either at Learning Revolution or in Niche Academy). Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.

ALL-ACCESS PASSES: This webinar is not a part of the Library 2.0 Safe Library All-Access Program.

REED C. HEPLER

Reed Hepler is a digital initiatives librarian, instructional designer, artificial intelligence practitioner and consultant, and M.Ed. student at Idaho State University in the Instructional Design and Technology program. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science, with emphases in Archives Management and Digital Curation, from Indiana University. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in History with minors in Anthropology and Religious Studies as well as a Museum Certificate. He has worked at nonprofits, corporations, and educational institutions encouraging information literacy and effective education. Combining all of these degrees and experiences, Reed strives to promote ethical librarianship and educational initiatives.

Currently, Reed works as a Digital Initiatives Librarian at a college in Idaho and also has his own consulting firm, heplerconsulting.com. His views and projects can be seen on his LinkedIn page or his blog, CollaborAItion, on Substack. Contact him at reed.hepler@gmail.com for more information.

 

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THE CONFERENCE IS BEING POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST.
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED HERE WHEN THE DATE IS SOLIDIFIED.