Whether you choose to use it or not, artificial intelligence, or AI, is becoming an increasingly more pervasive part of our everyday lives, in all industries, and especially in design. As a designer and business owner, I’m currently grappling with both the challenges and the benefits from AI being used in my line of work. It’s a constant, giant question mark that hangs over my head: Should I use AI or not? If so, how do I do so with integrity?

Recent discussions in the Catholic Women in Business Facebook group have highlighted various copyright concerns.

We started our businesses to make a difference in the world. We wanted to help our clients or sell a product we believed in. But as we got things up and running, we realized there's a lot more involved than just our core services.

You didn't start this thing intending to become the central spoke that everything runs through. It just happened — little by little, decision by decision, growth upon growth.

Have you ever been annoyed by a pop-up that won’t go away? Or a website where the text blends into the background? These common irritants are just two ways our digital world can be inaccessible to people with disabilities.

Many entrepreneurs worry that a larger company could suddenly “own” ordinary language and force smaller businesses to stop describing what they sell, essentially putting them out of business. Fortunately, trademark law is usually much narrower and more practical than people think.