Intellectual Property Rights and Artificial Intelligence: The Printing Revolution meets Industry 4.0

We live in a world where technology enjoys exponential growth and limitless developments. Such technological advances are commonly fuelled by the ever-evolving phenomenon known as “Artificial Intelligence” (“AI”). AI is the engine giving life to the Fourth Industrial Revolution which has been described as “the blurring of boundaries between the physical, digital and biological worlds”.[1] As with everything new in life that adds wealth and value, many seek to capitalise on this phenomenon. Intellectual Property (“IP”) intersects with AI in several ways, but it is questionable whether current IP rules are well suited to the world of AI.

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