Research Guides: Artificial Intelligence (AI): AI and Creative Commons (CC)

AI and the Commons

AI companies are now using web content in ways that go beyond what people expected when they shared their work online, causing many creators to block access or take their content down completely. Creative Commons is developing "CC Signals" as a new system that would allow content owners to set rules for how AI should give back to the community when using their material.

The following links provide more details on the development of CC Signals and how you can participate.

These links provide more details on the development of CC Signals and how you can participate.

Creative Commons - AI and the Commons
This webpage serves as a call-to-action to recruit stakeholders to join Creative Commons' new "CC Signals" initiative, which aims to give creators control over how AI systems use their work.
Creative Commons - From Human Content to Machine Data: Introducing CC Signals
The purpose of this 34-page report is to explain a new system called "CC Signals," which would allow online content creators or managers to communicate their preferences for how AI systems use their work, aiming to support fair use and an open digital commons.
Introducing CC Signals: A New Social Contract for the Age of AI
The purpose of this blog post is to announce and launch the "CC Signals" framework -- a legal toolkit designed to let content holders express how machines (especially AI systems) may reuse their works, fostering reciprocity, fairness, and sustained openness in the AI ecosystem.

Get a CC License

Click here to find out how you can get a CC (Creative Commons) license for your work.