Christine Lemmer-Webber1d ago

White House puts out National Policy framework regarding AI https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/03.20.26-National-Policy-Framework-for-Artificial-Intelligence-Legislative-Recommendations.pdf

A couple quick things to note:

- It says that while the White House believes AI output should not be subject to copyright, it also acknowledges the matter is *NOT SETTLED* and defers to the courts (this is increasingly my read as I've been reading more and more about the state of case law: FOSS projects incorporating AI output be warned!)
- It says that states should not be allowed to make state level decisions restricting AI. Once again, Republicans like to sell themselves as "states rights" advocates, but it's only when it suits them.

This isn't policy yet, but it's indicating where the White House would like to push said policy. Again, I would consider all of these things extremely unsettled, in the US, but ESPECIALLY internationally.

Show threadChristine Lemmer-Webber1d ago

Also, and I want to say more on this soon, but if you think that the big AI players are hoping for *anything but* them being able to put a legislative moat around themselves where output *is* copyrighted and training materials *are* restricted but they're the *only ones* able to play, you're being a fool.

Their key goal is to capture rent on all intellectual pursuits.

Show threadekes1d ago
@cwebber I'd been wondering if they don't actually care if Copyright becomes obsolete. Maybe they'd even encourage it.
So long as they can replace it for themselves with enforcement of whatever Terms of Service.
ToS rather than Copyright seems to have been a trend already. For them it might be a logical conclusion?
Show threadTaran Rampersad

@ekes @cwebber They're going to have to fight Mickey and his gang.

Definitely unstable times.

Mar 21 at 11:18pmWeb