CC Signals と AI
CC Signals と AI
Creative Commons がまた面白いことを始めたようだ。
たとえば CC Licenses は著作権および著作権法を根拠にしたライセンスツールである。 でも CC Signals はそういったものとは違うようだ。
AI is outpacing the social contract. Why does this matter for the commons?
The norms that govern how machines use data are out of date and under threat. The current AI ecosystem is out of alignment with the social contract that has long governed the digital commons: we share openly, but we do so expecting respect, recognition, and reciprocity. This has resulted in (understandable) backlash against advances in AI that range from various types of enclosure to simply not sharing at all.
Copyright law was never meant to do this. So what’s the solution?
Ideas, facts, and other building blocks of knowledge cannot be owned. Expanding copyright to control AI training risks stifling innovation and access to knowledge. The future depends on shared expectations and responsible reuse. Any viable solution needs to be legally grounded, technically interoperable, and backed by the collective action of humans. We need a new social contract for the age of AI. This isn’t just about datasets or licenses — it’s about safeguarding open knowledge, trust, and equity in the digital age.
つまり CC Signals はこれからの AI 時代に即した「社会契約」を模索する実験的な開発プロジェクトと言えるかも知れない。
現在「シグナル」として以下の4つを挙げている。
Credit: You must give appropriate credit based on the method, means, and context of your use.
Direct Contribution: You must provide monetary or in-kind support to the Declaring Party for their development and maintenance of the assets, based on a good faith valuation taking into account your use of the assets and your financial means.
Ecosystem Contribution: You must provide monetary or in-kind support back to the ecosystem from which you are benefiting, based on a good faith valuation taking into account your use of the assets and your financial means.
Open: The AI system used must be open. For example, AI systems must satisfy the Model Openness Framework (MOF) Class II, MOF Class I, or the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID).
CC Licenses と同じように，上記のシグナルを組み合わせて運用することを目論んでいるようだ。 今後，修正・追加もあるかも知れない。 ただ（既存の法的根拠を持つ）ライセンスとして運用するわけではなさそうなので，どうなるやら。 ただのマークじゃ意味ないしねぇ。 もっと大規模な社会運動を考えているのか？
今後の動向に注目したい。 あと GitHub リポジトリ上で議論がされているみたいなので，興味のある方はどうぞ。