9 AI Ethics and the Legal Battles, Now and in the Future

This episode tackles the turbulent legal and ethical landscape of artificial intelligence from 2022 to the present. Host Brett Hanson explores the fundamental paradigm shift in the AI conversation, moving from abstract principles to urgent, practical crisis management in the wake of generative AI's public release. The discussion delves into the core of the current legal turmoil: the collision between generative AI and intellectual property law.

Listeners will learn about the U.S. Copyright Office's unyielding stance on "human authorship" , the complex legal gray area of "hybrid" works , and the high-stakes legal battle over the fair use doctrine.