AI Legal: Business Ethics
of Content Creation
In this course, attendees will gain insights into the risks and rewards associated with incorporating generative AI into their workflow. The world of generative AI comes with complex terms of service ('TOS') that carry significant business risks. Clients often expect unrestricted rights to the work they receive, which may not be feasible when generative AI content is involved.
During the course, attendees will navigate through the TOS of various providers and understand how these terms, along with associated risks, impact their businesses and clients.
- Understand what generative AI is and how it works.
- Understand how the OpenAI, Adobe, Midjourney, and StableDiffusion Terms of Service relate to your implementation and use of generative AI.
- Understand how your contracts and relationships with clients and internal personnel are affected by the use of generative AI.
- Understand the risks of including generative AI in your projects and deliverables.
- 01 What generative AI is and where it appears in creative tools
Understanding generative AI and the tools that incorporate it in professional workflows.
- 02 Generative AI terms of service
Walking through the TOS for OpenAI, Adobe, Midjourney, and StableDiffusion — and what these terms mean for your implementation.
- 03 Generative AI's relationship to your contracts and licenses
How your contracts and relationships with clients and internal personnel are affected by the use of generative AI.
- 04 Generative AI and copyright
Copyright ownership, licensing, and risk management for work that includes AI-generated material.
- 05 Generative AI in your workflow
Practical integration of generative AI tools into professional production workflows.
- 06 Current legal and business landscape
The latest developments in the law regarding generative AI and how to identify business risks for your specific projects.
The course curriculum listed above is typically covered in class. The instructor may, at their discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.
Seth Polansky has over 20 years of experience in intellectual property, corporate, and contract law. On the corporate side, Seth's extensive background includes advising a range of businesses from startups to large government contractors. He has negotiated successful outcomes with domestic and international entities, including the US government, the UK government, and multiple state agencies. Seth also has significant experience in the arts and entertainment fields, advising illustrators, filmmakers, production companies, authors, and artists of all types. He regularly counsels small businesses and artists in securing copyrights, trademarks, and intellectual property rights — and regularly aids in the negotiation of contracts of all types. In addition to his firm, Seth (along with his wife) produces independent documentary films — most recently the fantasy art documentary 'Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons', and the upcoming 'Igniting the Spark, the Story of Magic: The Gathering'.
- Professionals who use generative AI in their work, whether running their own business or employed by others, and who wish to understand the legal and business consequences.
- Operating System
- A recent version of Windows (10 or later) or macOS (Catalina or later).
- Internet Connection
- A stable and high-speed internet connection.
Custom Training
Your tools. Your files. Your workflows.
Delivered online, on-site, or in a hybrid format, you'll receive professional development when and how you like.
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