The first global forum on intellectual property and artificial intelligence focuses on new governance challenges.
Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, November 10 (Reporter Wang Lu) The first World Forum on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence was held at the Geneva headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization from the 9th to the 10th. Participants focused on legal and policy issues related to artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of intellectual property, as well as the broader impact of AI on intellectual property and innovation and other areas.
Deng Hongsen, CEO of the World Intellectual Property Organization, said in his opening speech that artificial intelligence changes the process of imagination, perception and expression, and it also leads to three basic questions: what the intellectual property system should protect and encourage in the era of artificial intelligence, how the intellectual property system itself should adapt quickly, and how to create an effective licensing mechanism of artificial intelligence for creators and public creators. He stressed that we must adhere to a people-centred approach to ensure that human creativity continues to be valued, while exploring practical solutions such as metadata, watermarking and licensing models.
The two-day forum focused on topics such as authors and inventors, artificial intelligence training, protection of human characteristics, and intellectual property management and governance. Participants generally agreed that AI poses a challenge to notions of authors and inventors, and that the intellectual property system needs to recalibrate the balance between incentives, competition, access, and public interest.
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Forum on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence is planned to be held annually to allow member states and other stakeholders to share experiences, exchange views and present the latest developments, thereby promoting an open, inclusive and forward-looking dialogue to jointly shape the future of artificial intelligence and intellectual property.