Analysis Of Deepmind’s Alphago: Artificial Intelligence And The Future Of Intellectual Property Law

Albert Paul R, LLB(Hons), Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University, Chennai

ABSTRACT

Artificial Intelligence(AI), the technological advancement of the era, has ventured into every aspect of life. AI has changed the perspective that we have towards everything in this world. The paradigm shift has also encroached into the field of law, especially laws related to the protection of Intellectual Property rights. It has rendered opinions of jurists irrelevant and thereby requiring new interpretation in the legal concepts and doctrines in the contemporary digital age. The world has awakened and various international forums and national committees are constituted to make concerted efforts towards addressing the issue. The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) started conducting dialogues and conversations on the policy matters of AI and IP. The synergy and better understanding between Intellectual property law and AI is the need of the hour. This paper deals with the evolution of Artificial Intelligence and their corresponding impact on different categories of Intellectual Property law like copyrights, patents, trademarks and others. The legislative measures taken by different countries, to adapt to the changes brought in by Artificial Intelligence, are compared and discussed in detail and thereby addressing the issues raised by “The WIPO conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence”. The issues relating to the ownership or authorship that may arise due to the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and the steps to be taken in order to resolve them are provided in the paper with the help of suitable examples of Artificial Intelligence machines and software like Deepmind’s AlphaGo.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Intellectual Property; World Intellectual Property Organisation; Artificial General Intelligence; Deepmind’s AlphaGo.