Nevada County Law Library in Collaboration

with Nevada County Library (Madelyn Helling Branch), 980 Helling Way, Nevada City

Presented by Guy Stilson and Adam Chin

The advancements made by Gen AI (Generative Artificial Intelligence) are the biggest things to happen in computer graphics in the last forty years. Examples will be shown of Gen AI images made by commercial AI programs, and of Gen AI video, which has taken off quickly in the last two years.

Guy Stilson will provide a general overview of AI-related legal issues, including training data (e.g., can an AI system use art as part of its training data, without the permission of the artist or owner of the rights?); created data (e.g., what are an artist’s rights regarding artwork created primarily via AI?); and how using AI to edit artwork such as photos or text affects the artist’s rights in the artwork.  Adam Chin will show images from his series Front and Profile and talk about the implications of working with AI, including racial bias, ownership, and accuracy.

Guy Stilson majored in philosophy at UCLA before obtaining a law degree from UC Davis in 1989. He has practiced law continuously since then, both in the area of transactional law and in civil litigation in California’s state and federal courts.

Adam Chin is a fine art photographer who spent a career as a computer graphics artist for TV and film. He was one of the original employees of Pacific Data Images, a pioneering computer graphics studio which later became part of Dreamworks Animation. Adam did computer graphics lighting on the Shrek, Madagascar, How to Train Your Dragon, and Kung Fu Panda series of animated feature films

Legal seminars are a collaboration with the Nevada County Law Library and Nevada County Library.  Registration is required to attend in person as space is somewhat limited.  Attendance may be in person, at the Collaborative Technology Center of the Madelyn Helling Branch of the Nevada County Library, located at 980 Helling Way in Nevada City, or via Zoom from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.  This seminar is geared towards the non-legal community, although everyone is welcome to attend.  No MCLE credit is offered.  These seminars are designed for information only and do not constitute legal advice.