AI_Commons
Alek Tarkowski, Zuzanna Warso,
Creative Commons,
Oct 13, 2022
This article is a lengthy case study concerning the use of openly licensed photographs for AI facial recognition training datasets to support commercial enterprise. This is just one example of an unexpected, and even unimagined, use of openly licensed content. The study notes that people were surprised and upset when they found their open content was being used in this way. It looks at the issue from a variety of perspectives (or 'lenses'): copyright, privacy rights and research ethics. "New, broadly understood governance mechanisms are needed to account for the risks, mitigate harms, and preserve the commons that is the pool of openly licensed content," argue the authors.
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