Blaszczyk on AI, Creative Work, and Politics Matt Blaszczyk (University of Georgia School of Law) has posted Courts Won’t Settle the Fight Over AI and Creative Work: Politics Will…...

Blaszczyk on AI, Creative Work, and Politics

Matt Blaszczyk (University of Georgia School of Law) has posted Courts Won’t Settle the Fight Over AI and Creative Work: Politics Will (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July 14, 2026) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Currently, more than 100 lawsuits are making their way through United States courts, testing whether AI companies may use copyrighted works to train their models without permission or payment to copyright owners.

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Just because something's wrong doesn't make it illegal — and copyright law won't offer appropriate solutions for the problem of AI training on unlicensed creative works, writes Matt Blaszczyk @mmblaszczyk.bsky.social. One way out of the legal quagmire could lie in political action. ⬇️

Courts won’t settle the fight over AI and creative work: Politics will

“We’re going to live in a world where all of the capital and power concentrates into the hands of five or six companies. That’s not a free society. That’s

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More than 100 lawsuits are making their way through US courts, testing whether AI companies may use copyrighted works to train their models. Litigation won't yield bright-line answers anytime soon, and courts are unlikely to deem AI training “theft,” explains @mmblaszczyk.bsky.social.

Courts won’t settle the fight over AI and creative work: Politics will

“We’re going to live in a world where all of the capital and power concentrates into the hands of five or six companies. That’s not a free society. That’s

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A new short essay from me, "Courts won't settle the fight over AI and creative work: Politics will," just out in @thebulletin.org. It previews the argument of my longer paper, "AI and the Culture Industry," now in the works. thebulletin.org/2026/07/cour...

Courts won’t settle the fight over AI and creative work: Politics will

“We’re going to live in a world where all of the capital and power concentrates into the hands of five or six companies. That’s not a free society. That’s

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Today, I had the privilege of hosting JIPSA! 17 junior scholars discussed works from Nick Datzov, @davidasimon.bsky.social, Amy Motomura, @briandowning.bsky.social, Michael Goodyear, @katgeddes.bsky.social, Ari Lipsitz, @tudorsandtms.bsky.social, @mmblaszczyk.bsky.social, & Tommy Rousse.

I’m very happy to share that I’ll be joining @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social this fall.

University of Georgia School of Law@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are excited to announce five recent hires at #UGALaw: María Angel, Matt Blaszczyk, Brenda Gohr, Taylor Nchako and Myles Solomon. They each will bring specialized expertise to UGA Law and play a role in educating the next generation of legal leaders. www.law.uga.edu/news/79893

I’m pleased to share that my article, “Copyright’s Nominal Humanism,” is forthcoming in the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. ssrn.com/abstract=537... Cc @umichlaw.bsky.social

“At every stage of the process—downloading data, storing data, filtering, then with outputs, at every stage there is possible infringement. The question is if they’re doing it for the machine to learn or to generate outputs." —Research Fellow Matt Blaszczyk www.businessinsider.com/grok-workers...

Elon Musk's xAI used clips from 'Hellboy II' to train workers for its video AI project

Elon Musk's xAI used movies as part of training project for Grok, workers said. It raises complex copyright questions.

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Many thanks for the "Highly recommended" @lsolum.bsky.social.

Lawrence Solum@lsolum.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Blaszczyk on Humanism and AI Policy Matt Blaszczyk (University of Michigan Law School) has posted Confronting Empty Humanism in AI Policy on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Humanist rhetoric plays an important role in political and legal discourse and, despite appearances, it does not necessarily lead…

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Pointing out illiberal and anti-human rhetoric and myth-busting AI hype is important. But humanist rhetoric around AI is also weaponized, and digging into politicians and corporations that use it to defend the status quo is crucial, writes @mmblaszczyk.bsky.social.

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Overtly humanist, democratic, and romantic rhetoric is easily co-opted by sophisticated market players and politicians, writes Matt Blaszczyk.

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Pointing out illiberal and anti-human rhetoric and myth-busting AI hype is important. But humanist rhetoric around AI is also weaponized, and digging into politicians and corporations that use it to defend the status quo is crucial, writes Matt Blaszczyk. www.techpolicy.press/confronting-...

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Overtly humanist, democratic, and romantic rhetoric is easily co-opted by sophisticated market players and politicians, writes Matt Blaszczyk.

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Here's my short essay on the rhetoric of humanism in AI policy for @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/confronting-...

Confronting Empty Humanism in AI Policy | TechPolicy.Press

Overtly humanist, democratic, and romantic rhetoric is easily co-opted by sophisticated market players and politicians, writes Matt Blaszczyk.

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Yesterday, I filed an amicus brief with @brianlfrye.bsky.social and Matt Blaszczyk in support of ROSS Intelligence. Thank you to my Research Assistants Matthew Bedell and Kerry Smith (@kerry95.bsky.social) for all of their research support for this project. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I just filed an amicus brief in TR v. ROSS, co-authored with @jmiers230.bsky.social & @mmblaszczyk.bsky.social. Many thanks to Carlton Fields for representing us! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Many thanks to @lsolum.bsky.social for recommending my article! It's my job talk paper. The draft is available here: ssrn.com/abstract=537...

Lawrence Solum@lsolum.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Blaszczyk on Posthuman Copyright, buff.ly/N8j5VIz - Matt Blaszczyk (University of Michigan Law School) has posted Posthuman Copyright: AI, Copyright, and Legitimacy on SSRN.

"Posthuman Copyright: AI, Copyright, and Legitimacy" is out! Delighted to share the draft of my job talk paper: ssrn.com/abstract=537... @umichlaw.bsky.social #IP #Copyright

Blaszczyk on Posthuman Copyright, buff.ly/N8j5VIz - Matt Blaszczyk (University of Michigan Law School) has posted Posthuman Copyright: AI, Copyright, and Legitimacy on SSRN.

Happy to share that the final version of my article Copyright Doctrine Before the Tribunal of Science: A Response to Professor Silbey is out: ssrn.com/abstract=506... @umichlaw.bsky.social #copyright #IP

Thanks for coming!

Vanessa Miller@vanessamiller.bsky.social · last yr.

I had a wonderful time last weekend at the @umichlaw.bsky.social Junior Scholars Conference presenting my work on private campus police. I met some stellar legal scholars and look forward to spending time incorporating feedback into my article. Thank you to the Michigan Law faculty and organizers!

My comment on Thaler v. Perlmutter for #KluwerCopyrightBlog is out. A longer law review paper on AI & authorship coming soon. copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/04/08/t...

Thaler v. Perlmutter: Human Authors at the Center of Copyright? - Kluwer Copyright Blog

On March 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the denial of Stephen Thaler’s application to register A Recent Entrance to Paradise, a purportedly ...

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The University of Michigan Law School is pleased to announce the appointment of Neel U. Sukhatme as the David A. Breach Dean of Law and Professor of Law. michigan.law.umich.edu/news/neel-su...

🚀 Fresh on CiteLaw – "Artificial Inventors? The Case for Keeping Humans at the Center of Patent Law" by Matt Blaszczyk, U. Mich. A 🔥🔥🔥 new article on artificial intelligence and IP law ⚖️ Can AI be an inventor? 🤖 Join the conversation directly @ citelaw.org/trails/docum...

Blaszczyk on Sibley on Copyright and Facts, https://buff.ly/3Esuqb6 - Matt Blaszczyk (University of Michigan Law School) has posted Copyright Doctrine Before the Tribunal of Science: A Response to Professor Silbey (Journal of the Copyright Society) on SSRN.

Już w 1895 r. Bronisław Łoziński rozpatrywał możliwość przyznania praw zwierzętom pozaludzkim. Z pozycji konserwatywnych i chrześcijańskich odrzucił jednak tę możliwość, choć podkreślał konieczność ochrony. Link do mojego artykułu na ten temat: www.academia.edu/126148095/O_...

O prawie i zwierzętach. filozofia ochrony zwierząt Bronisława Łozińskiego

W toczonej na przełomie XIX i XX w. wielkiej debacie na temat statusu etycznego i prawnego zwierząt wzięli udział również polscy filozofowie i prawnicy. Jednym z nich był Bronisław Łoziński, który w 1...

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papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Highly recommend this paper from @mmblaszczyk.bsky.social