U.S. Copyright Office Wants To Hear Your Comments And Concerns About Artificial Intelligence

If your business currently uses artificial intelligence (AI), is considering using AI in the future or is concerned about how AI may impact your business, the U.S. Copyright Office wants to hear from you. Earlier this year, the Copyright Office launched an AI initiative to explore the relationships between technology and human creativity. The Copyright Office intends to use the feedback it receives to inform its copyright regulations, advise members of Congress and provide useful resources for the public and other government entities.

Currently, the initiative is in an information-gathering stage. To date, there has been a number of public listening sessions and webinars with key stakeholders. As the next step in the AI initiative, the Copyright Office recently published a notice of inquiry (NOI) in the Federal Register seeking broad public input on the interplay between U.S. copyright law and AI. Specifically, the office is seeking input about issues involving: