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Jim W. Ko
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Attorney & founder (Ko IP & AI Law / The AI Rights Project). Managing Editor, Know Your AI Rights eBook—for Students, Creators & Citizens. Empowering People. Protecting Rights. Shaping AI.
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AI is reshaping daily life faster than the public can keep up.

Today we published a national press release about why rights-based, independent AI education is becoming urgent for students, creators, and communities.

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#AI
Parrot by itself: A stylized robotic parrot perched on a branch, built from interlocking metallic plates with orange and blue feathers and a single circular yellow eye. The letters “AI” are overlaid on its chest. Designed as the “For Students” emblem of The AI Rights Project, symbolizing learning, critical inquiry, and vigilance about artificial intelligence. Extended version: A cybernetic parrot with articulated metal feathers in shades of orange and blue sits alert on a branch against a muted green background. A glowing yellow eye and the letters “AI” over its chest highlight the theme of artificial intelligence. Created as the “For Students” icon and headline logo for The AI Rights Project, the parrot references the influential ST0CHASTIC PARROTS research highlighting limits and risks of large language models—an important milestone in Responsible AI and academic discourse.
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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From the Arizona desert, a new movement for AI transparency is taking root. 🌵✨
AI is reshaping how we learn, create, and connect—faster than our laws or ethics can keep up.

Our's mission is to empower students, citizens, & creators to assert their rights in the AI age.
👉 airightsproject.org
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Minimalist desert sunrise scene in warm orange and gold tones with silhouetted saguaro cacti. A triangular prism near the sun refracts a soft spectrum of light across the sky, symbolizing transparency and clarity. The text reads “Transparency Starts Here – The AI Rights Project – Launching the AI-Simulated Realism Disclosure & Transparency Act.” The image evokes Arizona’s desert landscape and the beginning of a grassroots movement for AI transparency and accountability.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Here’s an example from the U.S. Copyright Office’s Jan 2025 report:
A simple sketch + text prompt → a stunning photorealistic image.
Who’s the author? Who holds the rights?
That’s the fight right now.
Figure showing ‘Enigma Rose,’ an AI-assisted work by Kris Kashtanova, analyzed in the U.S. Copyright Office AI Report Part 2 on Copyrightability (Jan. 2025). The figure compares the user-supplied creative elements to the AI-generated result. On the left: a handwritten prompt describing ‘a young cyborg woman with roses coming out of her head, photorealism, cinematic lighting, hyper-realism, 8k, hyper detailed.’ In the center: a simple black-ink line drawing of a woman’s face with flowers and leaves extending from the top of the head. On the right: the AI system’s output — a photorealistic female face missing the upper portion of the skull, replaced by three red roses and vine-like stems matching the drawn shapes.
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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When did “public” become shorthand for “permission”?

Fault Line 1c from The AI Rights Project examines whether silence online is being misread as consent for AI training.
#AIethics #DigitalRights

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Graphic for AIRights Fault Line 1c, titled “Should Silence Mean Consent to Train AI?”. At the top, a prism logo refracts a beam of white light into a rainbow. Below, a glowing blue “fault line” splits a metallic digital surface, symbolizing a divide. On the left is a box labeled “OPT-IN?”, and on the right “OPT-OUT?”, representing the debate around online consent for AI training.
October 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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NEW RELEASE ⚡️
Faultline 1B | “The Scope of Consent: When Sharing Becomes Surrender.”

Is a creator’s choice to share their work online the same as granting permission for it to be used?
#AIRights #AIethics #copyright
Stylized graphic for AIRights Fault Line 1b titled “Consent at Scale — For Creators.” A glowing digital fault line divides two sides labeled “Individual Creator’s Rights?” and “Benefit to Society?” The image symbolizes the tension between protecting authors and enabling technological progress in the age of AI.
October 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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🚨 Tensions We Can’t Ignore

AI is forcing us to revisit one of democracy’s oldest balancing acts:
How do we protect creators’ rights—without closing off progress?

Today we launch our first AIRights Fault Line.

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A visual graphic titled “Unauthorized Use of Your Creations.” At the top, a black triangular prism splits a beam of light into a rainbow, symbolizing the AIRights Prism theme. Below, bold text reads “Unauthorized Use of Your Creations.” The central image shows a stylized metallic surface with circuit-like patterns divided by a glowing blue line of light—representing a fault line. On the left, the label “FAIR USE?” appears in red; on the right, “NOT FAIR USE?” in blue, framing the ethical divide. Beneath, text reads “AIRights Fault Line No. 1a — Public = Fair Game for AI Training?” followed by a gold-outlined button that says “For Creators.” The overall design conveys the tension between innovation and creative rights in AI training.
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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🚀 The AI Rights Project is live.
We’re building the first nonprofit dedicated to empowering students, creators, and citizens to understand, claim, and exercise their rights in the age of AI.
#AIRights #AIethics
Illustration showing a black background with a triangular glass prism refracting a white beam of light into a rainbow spectrum. Below the prism, bold gold and black text on a red panel reads: “AIRights Prism No. 1 — The Unauthorized Use of Copyrighted Works to Train AI.” A beige button-style label at the bottom says “For Creators.” The design symbolizes AI light passing through the human-rights prism to reveal deeper understanding and transparency.
October 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Last week we raised the paradox:
Generative AI accelerates innovation—but erodes the protections that give creators confidence their work has value.
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#AIRights #Creators
Graphic with a golden-yellow background. On the left, bold black text reads 'KNOW YOUR AI RIGHTS,' with a faint outline of the scales of justice beneath. On the right, a butterfly with vivid orange and black wings appears inside a rounded rectangle; the butterfly’s thorax is marked with the letters 'AI' in gold. At the bottom, a white rounded label outlined in gold reads 'For Creators.' The design symbolizes The AI Rights Project campaign focused on protecting human creativity and intellectual property in the AI age.
October 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Education must do more than teach what AI can parrot.

It must nurture the distinctively human skills that AI can’t replace:
✨ Creativity
✨ Empathy
✨ Judgment

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#AIRights #ResponsibleAI #AIandEducation
Graphic with a bold background representing education in the AI age. Large black text reads 'KNOW YOUR AI RIGHTS,' with subtle scales of justice beneath. A label at the bottom says 'For Students.' The design reflects The AI Rights Project’s mission to equip learners with knowledge and community to navigate artificial intelligence with clarity, confidence, and constitutional grounding.
October 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Democracy’s toughest debates aren’t just us vs. them.
Often they’re right vs. right—values we share, weighed differently.
And sometimes they’re about who even counts in the circle of rights.

AI raises the stakes on all fronts. (1/4)

#AIRights #Democracy #ResponsibleAI
Graphic with a yellow background featuring a stylized watchdog symbolizing protection of rights in the AI age. Large black text reads 'KNOW YOUR AI RIGHTS,' with subtle scales of justice beneath. A red label at the bottom says 'For Citizens.' Visual branding of The AI Rights Project, emphasizing transparency, democracy, and civic protections in the era of artificial intelligence.
October 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Generative AI presents a paradox.
For creators, it accelerates innovation exponentially — while eroding the ability to protect work as intellectual property.

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#AIRights #Creators #Innovation
Graphic with a golden-yellow background. On the left, bold black text reads 'KNOW YOUR AI RIGHTS,' with a faint outline of the scales of justice beneath. On the right, a butterfly with vivid orange and black wings appears inside a rounded rectangle; the butterfly’s thorax is marked with the letters 'AI' in gold. At the bottom, a white rounded label outlined in gold reads 'For Creators.' The design symbolizes The AI Rights Project campaign focused on protecting human creativity and intellectual property in the AI age.
October 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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We’re about to spend six figures on college—
but will your major even exist when you graduate?

AI is reshaping education & careers faster than advisors can keep up.

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#AIRights #Students #AIandEducation
Graphic with a bold background featuring a stylized design representing education in the AI age. Prominent text reads 'Know Your AI Rights' with subtle scales of justice integrated. A contrasting label at the bottom says 'For Students.' The design reflects The AI Rights Project’s mission to equip learners with knowledge and community to navigate artificial intelligence with clarity, confidence, and constitutional grounding.
October 2, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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When’s the last time you read our Bill of Rights?
Have you thought about what it means in the AI age?
Is it being applied in ways that match your understanding—or your aspirations?

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Graphic with a yellow background featuring a stylized watchdog as a symbol of protecting rights in the AI age. Large headline text reads “Know Your AI Rights” with scales of justice integrated into the design. A red label at the bottom says “For Citizens.” Visual branding of The AI Rights Project, emphasizing constitutional values and civic protections in the era of artificial intelligence.
September 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Join today + get early access to the Know Your AI Rights™ eBook (rolling out now).

You’ll also receive updates + resources for citizens navigating how AI is reshaping democracy, rights, and everyday life.

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September 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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🚀 Soft launch alert

The AI Rights Project is now open for free Tier 1 members.
We’re building an independent, citizen-driven voice on AI rights—free from Big Tech $$ and partisan spin.

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September 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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August 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM