A joint essay by AXM and Howard Law examining why authorship requires modern digital infrastructure in the age of AI, and outlining a practical path forward for consent, licensing, and creator protection.
AXM has published a joint working paper with the Howard University School of Law Artificial Intelligence Initiative titled “The Imperative for Digital Public Infrastructure for Authorship.” The essay explores how creative work should be protected, credited, and licensed in the age of artificial intelligence. It calls for clearer consent standards, modern licensing systems, and better tracking of how creative works are used across digital platforms. The piece brings together legal scholarship and practical technology thinking to outline a path forward. At its core, the essay makes a simple argument: authorship needs stronger digital systems to function fairly in an AI-driven world.
Read the full paper on Medium or download the archived version here.
