The Language of AI: E17 - AI, Content Ownership & Integrity Insights 1of4

Fellow Educators,

This past weekend I was blessed with the opportunity to run a full day PD session for a high-school on the use of AI for both teachers and students. The 4 sessions were focused on understanding your AI mentality, practical use of AI for teachers, speculative use of AI for Students and the Future of AI in Education. What a tough and amazing lineup of conversational workshops. I wanted to share some of those topics in the next few newsletter editions as they could relate to you.

For Reference, here is a list of some of PD sessions/Presentations I have been doing.

• Schonewille, M. (2025). AI in Education Full-day PD – AI and Education. HDCH Ancaster, ON

• Schonewille, M. (2025). AI in Education – AI: opportunities and risks Education Students. RU B.Ed Program. Redeemer University, ON

• Schonewille, M (2024) . AI and Case Studies - Case Research Group Presentation. Harvard University, MA, USA

• Schonewille, M. (2024). AI Case writing prompt expert – The case method and AI: opportunities and risks [Panel discussion]. The Case Centre. Cranfield University, UK 

• Schonewille, M. (2024). Exploring AI-Generated Case Content Strategies: Innovative Applications for Faculty [Presentation]. The Case Centre’s Members’ Case Forum. Cranfield University, UK 

• Schonewille, M. (2024). Academic Integrity in the Age of AI [Presentation]. Teaching & Learning with AI Conference. University of Central Florida.

• Schonewille, M. (2024). Exploring AI-Enhanced Course Content Creation: Innovative Strategies for Faculty [Presentation]. Teaching & Learning with AI Conference. University of Central Florida.

• Schonewille, M. (2024). ChatGPT in Education [Lecture/speech]. Conestoga College, ON

• Schonewille, M. (2024). Ai Training 101 – ChatGPT in Education [Lecture/speech]. Fanshawe College, ON

• Schonewille, M. (2024) Will the future of AI cast doubt on our realities? [Radio broadcast]. CBC. Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-158-london-morning/clip/16043972-will-future-ai-doubt-realities

• Schonewille, M. (2023). Prompt Engineering for Meaningful Conversations [Lecture/speech]. Mohawk College, ON

• Schonewille, M. (2023). ChatGPT – Ai in Education [Lecture/speech]. Redeemer University, ON

• Schonewille, M. (2023). ChatGPT and Institutions [Lecture/speech]. Lambton College, ON

• Schonewille, M. (2023). ChatGPT and Case Generation [Lecture/speech]. Douglas College, BC

• Schonewille, M. (2023). AI in Education [Lecture/speech]. Association of Canadian Business Schools, CA

• Schonewille, M. (2023). ChatGPT – The Great Debate [Lecture/speech]. McMaster University, ON

If you are interested in learning about workshops or AI integration learning, send me an email and we can start that conversation. - just reply to this email.

It’s obvious that AI is here to stay in the world of content creation, bringing both exciting opportunities and some tricky questions. Who really owns AI-generated work? How can we ensure originality and ethical use? In this issue, we’re looking at what this all means for creators, educators, and students like yours.

Disclaimer: The attached sources are their own and do not reflect my stance or alignment with the topic or personal views. I am simply presenting my opinions and giving you some resources to look at and read with your own viewpoints.

Who Owns AI-Generated Content? 

This is amazing can of tasty worms when we open this conversation up to anyone thinking of using AI or is using AI. Understanding ownership rights is crucial when using AI to generate content. Now this is the US laws, I have attached the document for reference as well as the Canadian one. According to US copyright laws:

• You retain ownership of your input and any AI-generated output.

• AI-generated content may not be unique, as others may receive similar results from AI tools.

• OpenAI assigns all rights, titles, and interests in AI-generated output to users where applicable.

What does this mean for educators and students? If you are leveraging AI for content, ensure you review policies on intellectual property to maintain control over your work.

Also, for example, ChatGPT’s creators (OPENAI) say this about content use and creation.

Ownership of content. As between you and OpenAI, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you (a) retain your ownership rights in Input and (b) own the Output. We hereby assign to you all our right, title, and interest, if any, in and to Output. 

Similarity of content. Due to the nature of our Services and artificial intelligence generally, output may not be unique and other users may receive similar output from our Services. Our assignment above does not extend to other users’ output or any Third Party Output.  

So what does that mean for you as an educator?

1. User Ownership of Input and Output:

   • If you provide input (prompts) to an AI tool, you retain ownership of both the input and the AI-generated output.

   • OpenAI (the creator of ChatGPT) assigns all rights, titles, and interests in the AI-generated output to the user, where applicable.

2. Non-Unique Nature of AI-Generated Content:

   • AI-generated content is not necessarily unique, meaning that multiple users could receive similar or even identical outputs.

   • This raises questions about originality and potential duplication in academic, creative, or professional settings.

3. Implications for Educators and Students:

   • If educators and students use AI-generated content, they should be aware of institutional policies regarding intellectual property.

   • Schools or Institutions may have specific guidelines on AI-assisted work and ownership rights.

   • The ability to claim ownership over AI-generated content doesn’t necessarily mean it is protected under copyright law, as originality and human authorship play a role in copyright eligibility.

What the Recap?

• AI-generated content belongs to the user, but it is not necessarily protected under copyright law.

• Similar outputs can be generated for different users, so uniqueness is not guaranteed.

• Educators and students should review intellectual property policies to ensure proper attribution, originality, and ethical use of AI-generated content.

With this first edition covered, I leave you with a FREE tool I created called the Linguistic Writing Analysis tool. It does NOT use AI, does NOT track your work and is “safe” with student privacy because I attempted to build it with that in mind.

What is does…. Analyzes Text and gives you facts able the writing from level, reading level, punctuation, structure, hyphenated words and more.