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NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya has announced that the NIH Public Access Policy, originally slated to go into effect on 12/31/25 will now be effective 7/1/25. Read more in his statement: bit.ly/4jTQI4O

Today, the Copyright Office released Part 2 of its #AI Report, “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence,” which addresses the copyrightability of outputs created using generative AI. (1/3)

The US Copyright Office has released a new report on the copyrightability of works created using generative AI. For people working with #OER, these bullets from the Executive Summary will be of particular interest: - Questions of copyrightability and AI can be resolved pursuant to existing law, without the need for legislative change. - Copyright does not extend to purely AI-generated material, or material where there is insufficient human control over the expressive elements. - Based on the functioning of current generally available technology, prompts do not alone provide sufficient control. This reaffirms that the material we create with generative AI is NOT ELIGIBLE for copyright protection, meaning it is in the public domain. Meaning it is OER. h/t to @cgreen for the pointer to the new report. copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-a…

New essay - Where #OpenEducation Meets #GenerativeAI: OELMs. "Over the next several years course materials will likely shift from formats that look more like traditional textbooks toward formats that look more like large language models (LLMs) and other generative AI tools. The shift to these tools, which comes with the risks like those described above, threatens to erode important progress toward affordability, access, and equity made by the open education movement. Understanding that LLMs are course materials can help us think more clearly about what the future of course materials might look like and how and why open continues to be important going forward." opencontent.org/blog/archives/…

Spending today with the Partnership on AI in Seattle: partnershiponai.org/partner-forum-…

@TawfikJelassi - it was a pleasure speaking with you and @annatuma at the 3rd World OER Congress. @creativecommons looks forward to working with @UNESCO to support national governments implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on OER.

💡 “Buy what you need, Own what you buy, Share what you own.” (@cgreen @creativecommons) 🇸🇬 We heard this and much more at this year's @DPGAlliance annual meeting in Singapore 👉🏾 Find out our impressions in our Tech Lead @pdelboca's blog: blog.okfn.org/2024/11/20/our…

It was an honor to present and participate at the 3rd @UNESCO World OER Congress in Dubai this week. I look forward to next steps re: implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on OER. unesco.org/en/articles/3r… @creativecommons

MYTH: I’m too old to donate. Nobody would want my organs. FACT: There’s no defined cutoff age for donating organs. The decision to use your organs is based on strict medical criteria, not age. Don’t prematurely disqualify yourself. #DonateLife mayocl.in/4fskgET

Open educational resources have saved @UTSA students $13 million in learning materials fees. Now, UTSA seeks to further expand @creativecommons licensed #OER across the university with an Advancing Open Educational Resources task force. Read more: utsa.edu/today/2024/11/…

Ignoring politics for the evening to enjoy our son’s concert.

65% of college students reported skipping buying textbooks because of high prices; 25% said they’ve taken on extra work shifts or skipped meals to afford textbooks. One solution is @creativecommons licensed #OER. Read: Téa Santoro in @michigandaily: bit.ly/3Cl7edC

Today CC launches the #TAROCH coalition to encourage @unesco to promote #openaccess to public domain heritage. Apply to join the coalition and add your voice for fairer and more equitable access to heritage worldwide: creativecommons.org/2024/11/01/cre…

Dear @CollegeBoard - please have your Higher Ed division contact me. My son is taking the SAT this Saturday (Nov. 2) and his birth year is wrong on his registration. They will not let him in until his birth year is fixed. Your help center is unable to make the change. DM me here.

🤝 #DPGs can enable countries to leapfrog conventional development paths and drive economic growth. Dive into the #DPGsDecoded to get 4 actionable suggestions to leverage DPGs in building safe, inclusive and interoperable #DPI. Assets available here: digitalpublicgoods.net/digital-public…

@waubonsee Prof. Aaron Lawler: "If we want our students to be better discerners of truth, to recognize fallacious reasoning, and to become info literate, then #OER is an incredible wellspring to draw from." Read Lawler's Op-Ed: bit.ly/4eTTHsc #HigherEd @creativecommons

Tomorrow's events for #OAWeek: 🔓How Creative Commons is advancing open access openaccessweek.org/events/2024/ho… 🔓 Open Climate Knowledge & Data with Creative Commons tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join us for the next #OpenClimate Community Call on October 30th with @OpenEnviroData! These calls create a community space where anyone using open tools or approaches for climate justice can meet others working on similar issues and projects. Sign up: loom.ly/fHujxBg

Thanks to @creativecommons licensed open educational resources from @MITOCW, a Chilean teen completed a pharmacology course and led his classmates in creating a medicinal plants kit for school infirmaries. Read Tomas’ story on how #OER made it possible: bit.ly/TomasOER