Kat Geddes
@katgeddes.bsky.social
Postdoc @NYU Law and Cornell Tech. Writing about generative AI, copyright, and tech law >> katrinageddes.com
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Kat Geddes
@katgeddes.bsky.social
· Nov 20
How Art Became Posthuman: Copyright, AI, and Synthetic Media
In response to the threats posed by new copy-reliant technologies, copyright law often expands in scope. Frequently this results in overzealous rights enforceme
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tldr: my job talk paper (see below) argues that if the "public benefit" of generative AI (see 4th fair use factor) is that it democratizes cultural production, then AI vendors should stop preventing users from engaging in fair uses of copyrighted works >> papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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AI has created a new digital divide, fracturing the world between nations with the computing power for building cutting-edge AI systems and those without. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The A.I. Race Is Splitting the World Into Haves and Have-Nots
As countries race to power artificial intelligence, a yawning gap is opening around the world.
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
AI has created a new digital divide, fracturing the world between nations with the computing power for building cutting-edge AI systems and those without. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Just finished reading this astonishingly thoughtful and beautifully written reflection on what is left for the humanities after AI. Highly recommend: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence?
Maybe not as we’ve known them. But, in the ruins of the old curriculum, something vital is stirring.
www.newyorker.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Just finished reading this astonishingly thoughtful and beautifully written reflection on what is left for the humanities after AI. Highly recommend: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
this is a great summary of the diluting effect of chatgpt's new image generation capabilities on the distinctive aesthetic of beloved Japanese animation house, Studio Ghibli #AI #StudioGhibli #ChatGPT www.theintrinsicperspective.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to the semantic apocalypse
Studio Ghibli style and the draining of meaning
www.theintrinsicperspective.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
this is a great summary of the diluting effect of chatgpt's new image generation capabilities on the distinctive aesthetic of beloved Japanese animation house, Studio Ghibli #AI #StudioGhibli #ChatGPT www.theintrinsicperspective.com/p/welcome-to...
this is a really useful resource for tracking licensing of scholarly content for training AI models: sr.ithaka.org/our-work/gen...
Generative AI Licensing Agreement Tracker - Ithaka S+R
In recent months, several publishers have announced that they are licensing their scholarly content for use as training data for LLMs. These deals
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February 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
this is a really useful resource for tracking licensing of scholarly content for training AI models: sr.ithaka.org/our-work/gen...
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The Court says that its opinion is a one-off because of TikTok's scale, data-collection practices, and susceptibility to foreign manipulation, but all of the other major platforms are very big, collect the same data, and are susceptible to strong-arming by foreign authoritarians. /1
January 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Court says that its opinion is a one-off because of TikTok's scale, data-collection practices, and susceptibility to foreign manipulation, but all of the other major platforms are very big, collect the same data, and are susceptible to strong-arming by foreign authoritarians. /1
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Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the TikTok divestment-or-ban law, what happens next? I have an explainer for @lawfare.bsky.social laying out the next steps. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Supreme Court Rules Against TikTok—Now What?
TikTok is teetering on the brink of a nationwide shutdown, and Trump has few good options to intervene.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the TikTok divestment-or-ban law, what happens next? I have an explainer for @lawfare.bsky.social laying out the next steps. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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Here's the On Point episode with me and Brewster Kahle talking about the copyright lawsuits against the Internet Archive.
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
The Internet Archive is in danger
More than 900 billion webpages are preserved on The Wayback Machine, a history of humanity online. Now, copyright lawsuits could wipe it out.
www.wbur.org
January 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Here's the On Point episode with me and Brewster Kahle talking about the copyright lawsuits against the Internet Archive.
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
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Just filed: brief of @knightcolumbia.org @freepress.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social in support of TikTok and TikTok's users. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
December 27, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Just filed: brief of @knightcolumbia.org @freepress.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social in support of TikTok and TikTok's users. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
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Today's Lawfare Daily is from a conference co-hosted by Lawfare and the Georgetown Institute for Law and Technology, where Chinmayi Sharma moderated a panel on "Old Laws, New Tech: How Traditional Legal Doctrines Tackle AI,” between Catherine Sharkey, Bryan Choi, and @katgeddes.bsky.social.
Lawfare Daily: Old Laws, New Tech: How Traditional Legal Doctrines Tackle AI
Listen to a conference panel on AI liability.
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 26, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Today's Lawfare Daily is from a conference co-hosted by Lawfare and the Georgetown Institute for Law and Technology, where Chinmayi Sharma moderated a panel on "Old Laws, New Tech: How Traditional Legal Doctrines Tackle AI,” between Catherine Sharkey, Bryan Choi, and @katgeddes.bsky.social.
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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
F.D.A. Approves Weight-Loss Drug to Treat Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:41 AM
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
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Check out my new piece on AI terms of use restrictions w/ Mark Lemley ( @marklemley.bsky.social ).
There's been a recent stir about terms of use restrictions on AI outputs & models. We dig into the legal analysis, questioning their enforceability.
Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
There's been a recent stir about terms of use restrictions on AI outputs & models. We dig into the legal analysis, questioning their enforceability.
Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 10, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Check out my new piece on AI terms of use restrictions w/ Mark Lemley ( @marklemley.bsky.social ).
There's been a recent stir about terms of use restrictions on AI outputs & models. We dig into the legal analysis, questioning their enforceability.
Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
There's been a recent stir about terms of use restrictions on AI outputs & models. We dig into the legal analysis, questioning their enforceability.
Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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folks, we’re bringing back nuclear power to achieve this level of quality
December 11, 2024 at 5:36 PM
folks, we’re bringing back nuclear power to achieve this level of quality
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AI is an inherently authoritarian way of making decisions.
As someone who fought AI alongside 100s of low-income people, I saw how AI withers already-fraught relationships with gov't +other institutions. Arbitrary, harmful decisions are shoved down folks' throat w/ no reasons + no sense that reasons are even important. It's systematized denial of dignity.
December 5, 2024 at 4:14 PM
AI is an inherently authoritarian way of making decisions.
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In @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @alicetiara.bsky.social and @kevindeliban.bsky.social explain why using AI in the name of “government efficiency” is likely to create more problems than it solves — with vulnerable communities paying the steepest price. www.techpolicy.press/ai-cant-solv...
December 10, 2024 at 4:15 PM
In @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @alicetiara.bsky.social and @kevindeliban.bsky.social explain why using AI in the name of “government efficiency” is likely to create more problems than it solves — with vulnerable communities paying the steepest price. www.techpolicy.press/ai-cant-solv...
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I just can't believe you think this social media is boring when it features The Challigator
December 6, 2024 at 2:00 AM
I just can't believe you think this social media is boring when it features The Challigator
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📢NEW: 'Open' AI systems aren't open. The vague term, combined w frothy AI hype is (mis)shaping policy & practice, assuming 'open source' AI democratizes access & addresses power concentration. It doesn't.
@smw.bsky.social, @davidthewid.bsky.social & I correct the record👇
nature.com/articles/s41...
@smw.bsky.social, @davidthewid.bsky.social & I correct the record👇
nature.com/articles/s41...
Why ‘open’ AI systems are actually closed, and why this matters - Nature
A review of the literature on artificial intelligence systems to examine openness reveals that open AI systems are actually closed, as they are highly dependent on the resources of a few large corpora...
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December 2, 2024 at 2:23 PM
📢NEW: 'Open' AI systems aren't open. The vague term, combined w frothy AI hype is (mis)shaping policy & practice, assuming 'open source' AI democratizes access & addresses power concentration. It doesn't.
@smw.bsky.social, @davidthewid.bsky.social & I correct the record👇
nature.com/articles/s41...
@smw.bsky.social, @davidthewid.bsky.social & I correct the record👇
nature.com/articles/s41...
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Australia's ban on social media for teens under 16 is, among other things, an enormous gift to YouTube www.platformer.news/australia-so...
December 3, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Australia's ban on social media for teens under 16 is, among other things, an enormous gift to YouTube www.platformer.news/australia-so...
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What will enter the #publicdomain in 2025? Each day through December we’ll open a window in our advent-style calendar to reveal our highlights! publicdomainreview.org/features/ent...
(+ for the impatient/curious we've links to lists of new entrants.)
(+ for the impatient/curious we've links to lists of new entrants.)
December 1, 2024 at 5:11 PM
What will enter the #publicdomain in 2025? Each day through December we’ll open a window in our advent-style calendar to reveal our highlights! publicdomainreview.org/features/ent...
(+ for the impatient/curious we've links to lists of new entrants.)
(+ for the impatient/curious we've links to lists of new entrants.)
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Ultimately, what we found is that ChatGPT search offers publishers the illusion of control. No publisher – regardless of degree of affiliation with OpenAI – was spared from inaccurate representations of its content. (7/9)
November 27, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Ultimately, what we found is that ChatGPT search offers publishers the illusion of control. No publisher – regardless of degree of affiliation with OpenAI – was spared from inaccurate representations of its content. (7/9)
Interesting that licensing deals don't seem to make a difference
I have a new piece out with @aisvarya17.bsky.social in @columjournreview.bsky.social in which we test how OpenAI's new search feature surfaces and attributes news content. Our findings were not promising for news publishers (1/9) www.cjr.org/tow_center/h...
How ChatGPT (Mis)represents Publisher Content
ChatGPT search — which is positioned as a competitor to search engines like Google and Bing — launched with a press release from OpenAI touting claims that the company had “collaborated extensively wi...
www.cjr.org
November 29, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Interesting that licensing deals don't seem to make a difference
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One enduring complication with all this is that scraping happens all the time for reasons that people *don’t* find inherently objectionable, and in fact support—the Wayback Machine, all kinds of public health and extremism research, etc. The mistake was assuming that goodwill transfers.
November 27, 2024 at 2:05 PM
One enduring complication with all this is that scraping happens all the time for reasons that people *don’t* find inherently objectionable, and in fact support—the Wayback Machine, all kinds of public health and extremism research, etc. The mistake was assuming that goodwill transfers.
A wonderful paper, very worth reading!!!
November 27, 2024 at 4:00 PM
A wonderful paper, very worth reading!!!
The unauthorized removal of copyright management information (CMI) from copyrighted works as part of AI training (although a statutory violation) does not produce concrete harm sufficient for standing in the absence of dissemination: www.wired.com/story/opena-...
OpenAI Scored a Legal Win Over Progressive Publishers—but the Fight’s Not Finished
A judge tossed out a case against OpenAI brought by Alternet and Raw Story, in what could be a significant ruling in the larger battle between AI companies and publishers.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM
The unauthorized removal of copyright management information (CMI) from copyrighted works as part of AI training (although a statutory violation) does not produce concrete harm sufficient for standing in the absence of dissemination: www.wired.com/story/opena-...