Copyright Boundaries in AI for Research
elicitorg · x · 2026-07-17
Researchers don't need to become copyright experts, but they do need a practical method to determine what content can be used for AI and how.
This fireside chat, featuring Elicit's General Counsel Sheila Leunig and Nascent Studio founder and former Elsevier head of data solutions Zen Jelenje, focused on copyright and data rights in AI for research: mere access to an article or dataset does not automatically imply permission to train or analyze; usability depends on copyright rules, publisher licenses, content acquisition methods, and specific use purposes.
They also emphasized that "open access" does not mean "unrestricted use," and trustworthy scientific AI requires shared responsibility among researchers, institutions, publishers, data providers, and AI platforms.
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