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In the Vacuum of AI Legislation, Libraries Have the Playbook

As US federal AI legislation stalls, libraries' decades of experience in copyright, fair use, mass digitization, and responsible stewardship offer a valuable model for AI governance. The Google Books precedent, recent fair use rulings, and library norms for handling sensitive materials provide a foundation that Congress should heed.

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In the Vacuum of AI Legislation, Libraries Have the Playbook
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  • Libraries' long-standing practices show that training AI on copyrighted works generally qualifies as fair use.
  • The Google Books case and recent court decisions support transformative use of copyrighted works for AI training.
  • Libraries have developed norms to balance preservation of sensitive materials with broad access.
  • Congressional AI legislation risks being unworkable if it ignores library expertise in provenance and transparency.

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