BJ Ard
@bjard.bsky.social
Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development and Associate Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School. I focus on copyright and technology law: ssrn.com/author=1498344
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The prior chapter introduced our methodology for resolving techlaw uncertainties; Chapter 2 delineates what techlaw uncertainties actually are. In brief, they many manifest as application uncertainties, normative uncertainties, and institutional uncertainties.
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Technology Law Chapter 2: Legal Uncertainties
<p>Based on years of experience teaching the subject, we have produced a first draft of a “Technology Law” coursebook. It teases out fundamental concepts, intro
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September 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The prior chapter introduced our methodology for resolving techlaw uncertainties; Chapter 2 delineates what techlaw uncertainties actually are. In brief, they many manifest as application uncertainties, normative uncertainties, and institutional uncertainties.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
And thank you, as a colleague who offered generous insights early in the project!
September 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
And thank you, as a colleague who offered generous insights early in the project!
Grounding the discussion, the article also includes an illustrated primer on how developers train models for generative art systems. Particular focus goes to mapping image concepts to a “latent space.” More at ssrn.com/abstract=463....
Thank you to all who provided feedback on prior drafts!
Thank you to all who provided feedback on prior drafts!
Copyright’s Latent Space: Generative AI and the Limits of Fair Use
The fair use question is important for generative art—but not for the reasons one may expect. Generative art systems like DALL-E 2 have ingested hundreds of mil
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September 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Grounding the discussion, the article also includes an illustrated primer on how developers train models for generative art systems. Particular focus goes to mapping image concepts to a “latent space.” More at ssrn.com/abstract=463....
Thank you to all who provided feedback on prior drafts!
Thank you to all who provided feedback on prior drafts!
Even accepting generative art harms many artists, denying fair use cannot halt it. Already, developers train models on licensed works and social media platforms ingest user data with impunity via boilerplate terms of service. Securing the future of art requires legal tools beyond copyright.
September 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Even accepting generative art harms many artists, denying fair use cannot halt it. Already, developers train models on licensed works and social media platforms ingest user data with impunity via boilerplate terms of service. Securing the future of art requires legal tools beyond copyright.
We’ll release new chapters biweekly with updates to our front matter and table of contents at docs.google.com/document/d/1....
Chapter 1 introduces our "techlaw uncertainties" approach at
docs.google.com/document/d/1....
We welcome your feedback!
Chapter 1 introduces our "techlaw uncertainties" approach at
docs.google.com/document/d/1....
We welcome your feedback!
September 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We’ll release new chapters biweekly with updates to our front matter and table of contents at docs.google.com/document/d/1....
Chapter 1 introduces our "techlaw uncertainties" approach at
docs.google.com/document/d/1....
We welcome your feedback!
Chapter 1 introduces our "techlaw uncertainties" approach at
docs.google.com/document/d/1....
We welcome your feedback!
Let me know if you want company on the Nightlords. I’ve put in more hours than I’m ready to admit
June 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Let me know if you want company on the Nightlords. I’ve put in more hours than I’m ready to admit