Learnings and Ethical Considerations: A Resource for Arts Funders on Artificial Intelligence
A helpful resource for funders interested in moving ethically in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) space
As Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) transforms various sectors, it is crucial to evaluate both the pros and cons of AI-integrated projects. As arts’ funders, it is our duty to safeguard human creativity, ownership rights, and data privacy for creators and cultural communities in grantmaking processes.
Research to Impact Lab staff designed a workshop for the 2024 Grantmakers in the Arts’ Support for Individual Artists Preconference: The Future is AI? Equipping Artists for the Digital Renaissance.
The R2I Lab’s workshop, Fast Technology, Slow Regulations: Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence, featured a discussion on current AI regulations as well as the ethical and social implications amid rapid technology adoption and limited data protection measures.
The workshop featured tangible and immediate protections that funders can support to address artists’ intellectual property concerns and offered strategic possibilities for funders interested in supporting more structural changes impacting individual artists and vulnerable communities.
The workshop finished with a hands-on activity where funders could practice intentional discovery and due diligence on a project involving AI technology.
This resource expands on the workshop content, providing a comprehensive list of due diligence questions and implementation strategies for arts funders evaluating AI-integrated project proposals.