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The Public Interest Corpus Update – Boston EditionÂ
On March 3, librarians, authors, publishers, and technologists gathered at Northeastern University Library in Boston to contribute to a startup plan for The Public Interest Corpus. The Public Interest Corpus is focused on supporting the creation of high-quality AI training data from memory organizations (e.g., libraries, archives, museums) and their partners (e.g., publishers) that advance the public interest. For too long, access to high-quality training data has been limited to…
Government-Operated Platforms and the First Amendment in Schiff v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management
This is a post authored by Maria Crusey, an intern with Authors Alliance and a third-year law student at Washington University School of Law. Introduction Tension between government actions and freedom of speech under the First Amendment is nothing new. Since the adoption of the First Amendment, individuals and entities have alleged government actors violate free speech rights through actions ranging from the establishment of campaign finance laws to the…