M4: Intellectual Property and Copyright

 


As an adult who has lived through the transformative era of internet access and the advent of social media, I have a modicum of respect for creatorship, ownership of intellectual property, and respect for copyrights. I also can recall past actions of my generation when it involved adhering to copyrights, and our infringement of artist copyrights when we would illegally access and download music, movies, and literature from third-party websites due to our feelings of entitlement; free/open access to anything we desired. According to Goel (2022), as the level of Al use becomes more prevalent, and becomes more integrated into human society, it is crucial and pressing to create "systems" and "design" approaches for the usage of artificial intelligence. When we refer to systems, this entails a socio-technical system where Al tools collaborate with humans, aligning with human objectives, values, and norms. The goal of using artificial intelligence (AI) should always be to enhance the entire human-machine socio-technical system, rather than focusing solely on the advancement of the machine in our society (Goel, 2022).


With the ever-evolving role that artificial intelligence has taken, the liberties being taken against creators, artists, and the like have increased. Due to the lack of concrete regulations placed on AI use, any media can be re-created with AI to circumvent copyrights and intellectual property claims. If I enjoyed a Hollywood movie classic such as ‘The Shining’, and I wanted to re-create the movie with AI-rendered actors of Asian descent instead of the original actors, I have 1. violated copyright laws, 2. infringed upon the actors, and writer’s, and producers, etc. rights to future compensation for their work as well as 3. “remixed” an original work without consent from the owner’s of this work. This lack of stringent regulations and limitations being placed on the reproduction of intellectual property is why we as a society and as artists should be wary of the capacity of AI use in this manner. 


I personally feel that these actions should be viewed as threats to creativity, and ownership. If anyone can reproduce works without the implicit consent of its owner, then we are creating a society that feels no moral compunction to respect the properties of others, and can reimage anything to their liking. We in turn become a society that according to James and Jenkins (2014), “that the legal concepts of fair use and transformative use correspond, to a certain extent, with my interest in the moral and ethical aspects of remixing” (p. 54, 2014). 

As a professional nurse and adult student learner, I am steadfast in my belief that AI can be an excellent tool to bridge gaps in healthcare as well as education. I can also be cognizant of what the unfettered expansion and growth of AI can mean to our society as well. Besides the pitfalls of generative AI such as ChatGPT, there have been tools created such as text-to-text AI generators that can be used to provide writing aid to students who speak other languages, this would enable them to brainstorm and receive feedback on their composed work via AI, even ChatGPT, as a means of learning (Chan & Hu, 2023). But can this be considered as “cheating” since this involves using the assistance of AI, which can take an original work and make it something that is now unoriginal or unethically generated?  Technology should be used to enrich students’ learning experiences by providing opportunities for diverse interactions in a safe and immersive learning environment (Chung,2023). Education admins should be tasked with implementing opportunities to incorporate AI tools safely, ethically, and legally to support the learning needs of their students. 




References


Chan, C. K. Y., & Hu, W. (2023). Students’ voices on generative AI: perceptions, benefits, and challenges in higher education. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 20(1), 43–18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-023-00411-8 permalink: https://onesearch.sunyempire.edu/permalink/01SUNY_ESC/vq36nc/cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_bd6eb392ade74e05bbea635a781e385d

 


Chung, S. Y. (2023). Delivery of healthcare and healthcare education in the digital era and beyond: Opportunities and considerations. Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 29(3), 153–159. https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2023.09.06 


Goel, Ashok (2022). Looking back, looking ahead: Humans, ethics, and AI. The AI Magazine, 43(2), 267–269. https://doi.org/10.1002/aaai.12052 permalink https://suny-esc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01SUNY_ESC/vq36nc/cdi_proquest_journals_2696903032


James, C., & Jenkins, H. (2014). Disconnected: Youth, New Media, and the Ethics Gap. MIT Press. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/empire-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3339864



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