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The Government has launched a consultation exploring how
artificial intelligence can be used to protect intellectual property (IP)
rights holders.
The ‘call for views’ forms part of the Research
and Development (R&D) Roadmap, which sets out the UK’s vision and
ambition for science, research and innovation.
As part of this process, the Government will examine how AI
can keep the country at the “forefront of the AI and data revolution”.
Defined as “technologies with the ability to perform tasks
that would otherwise require human intelligence”, this could include the
ability to use smart visual perception, speech recognition, and language
translation to identify products, works or services potentially in breach of IP
laws.
For example, existing machine learning systems have been
programmed to listen to music and identify when it has been used without
permission. These types of systems are common on music and video streaming
services, such as YouTube.
The paper will also look at whether AI systems can be
identified as the sole or joint inventor of original works. For example, some
AI machines are capable of creating music or literature. The same question has
been posed about protected designs.
Commenting on the consultation, the Intellectual Property
Office (IPO) said: “In this call for views, we want to understand the
implications AI might have for IP policy. We also need to understand the impact
IP might have for AI, in the near to medium term.
“We want your ideas, expertise, and insight. This call for
views sets out how we believe the IP framework relates to AI at present. It
also poses a number of questions which we believe are of central importance to
the future of AI and IP policy.”
To find out more about the consultation, click here.
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