Research Question
How can independent creators navigate AI compliance requirements and integrate them into their creative workflow?
Context
As generative AI tools become embedded in music production, creators face an increasingly complex landscape of data privacy, copyright, and compliance requirements. Current resources are either too legal (inaccessible) or too simplified (incomplete).
This project addresses both: an interactive tool for quick, personalised guidance and comprehensive documentation for those who want to understand sources and process.
Why both formats?
The Navigator serves users who need quick answers for specific situations. The Guide builds trust through transparency — showing sources, methodology, and the reasoning behind each recommendation. Both are accessible; together they serve different modes of learning and decision-making.
Navigator Interface
The app works bidirectionally: artists can check if their work was used without consent, and companies can verify their AI pipeline is ethical.
Use Cases
- Consent & Attribution — Was this work used with permission?
- Training Data Provenance — Where did training data come from?
- Generated Output Rights — Who owns AI-generated work?
- Transparency & Disclosure — When must I disclose AI use?
Documentation
Document follows WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines: tagged structure, alt text, logical reading order.
Process
AI-Human Collaboration
AI: Initial idea generation, requirement gathering, accuracy cross-checking across multiple models
Human: Design direction, accessibility review, Apple Pages layout, iterative refinement
- Gathered AI compliance requirements from multiple sources
- Cross-verified accuracy using several AI models (Claude, Grok)
- Reviewed against WCAG accessibility guidelines
- Designed layout manually in Apple Pages
- Wrote documentation in Markdown, managed in Obsidian
- Built Navigator interface in React with full keyboard navigation
Tools
Results & Next Steps
Published as open-source resource with regular version control. Ongoing updates as AI regulations evolve.