AI, Copyright & Cultural Heritage [TG2/AI]

We are increasingly using artificial intelligence in our work, but have you considered how copyright affects your use of AI tools, from prompts to outputs to model training?

This CPD-accredited, half-day intermediate course focused on cultural heritage, explores the copyright aspects of using artificial intelligence tools with a focus on Generative AI such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Midjourney. Generative AI provides many new opportunities to analyse and research your collections or create interactive experiences — but there are several copyright and ethical risks to navigate.

Through practical guidance and expert insights, you’ll explore key issues associated with copyright and Generative AI, gain an understanding of the copyright-related AI debates, and learn how to apply practical strategies to reduce the legal and ethical risks.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the intersection of copyright and AI relating to cultural heritage organisations.
• Recognise how AI is being used across cultural heritage.
• Identify key copyright risks and responsibilities with AI.
• Explore current policies affecting the UK and consider what might change in terms of AI and copyright.
• Apply practical strategies to reduce legal and ethical risks.
• Outline your next steps and priorities.

Trainer:

Naomi Korn is one of the UK’s leading experts in copyright, data protection and licensing. She has supported the cultural, heritage, charity, education and private sectors since 1999.

As an experienced course developer and trainer, Naomi has led hundreds of workshops, seminars and conference/webinar presentations. Naomi is a visiting lecturer at several Universities, including the MA in Curating Art and Public Programmes run by the Whitechapel Art Gallery and London South Bank University, a course tutor and lecturer on the MSC in IP and Creative Industries at the University of Edinburgh (2022-2023), as well as lecturing on information law compliance at UCL, the University of York and the University of the West of England. She has also regularly lectured on IP and business, at Kingston University Business School. Naomi currently teaches on an evening course for Art Professionals at City University and curates and chairs the programme for the annual CILIP Copyright Conference.

From 2013-17 Naomi was Chair of the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA). During this period, she led the reform of the UK’s copyright laws on behalf of the cultural heritage sector, resulting in new UK exceptions to copyright in 2014. In 2017, she was also appointed a CREATe Industry Fellow and in 2020, Naomi was awarded the prestigious CILIP K&IM Walford Award for her outstanding contribution to knowledge and information management. .

Naomi has been a Trustee of CILIP from 2015–17, and in April 2023, joined the Editorial Board of Archives and Records: The Journal of the Archives and Records Association.

Naomi is the author (or co-author) of several books, articles and sectorial guides including: Copyright: A Practical Guide (2015) and (with Prof. Charles Oppenheim and Prof. Adrienne Muir) Information Law Compliance: Compliance for Librarians, Information Professionals and Knowledge Managers (2020)

Information for joining:

• This session is virtual and will run via Zoom. Once your booking has been confirmed, joining instructions will be emailed the day before the event.
• The course trainer will provide CPD certification and certificate of completion to all attendees. Electronic cpd25 attendance certificates can also be provided on request: please request via cpd25@london.ac.uk.

Cost
£25.00 members
£50.00 for other institutions.

Cancellations less than one week before the event will be charged a 50% cancellation fee. In the event of a ‘no-show’ on the day, the full fee will be charged.

To book a place, please use our online booking forms.