On 19 June, CAIDG organised the first colloquium on "Current Issues on AI & Intellectual Property in the Asia-Pacific", convened by Assoc Prof Jason Grant Allen and Assoc Prof Saw Cheng Lim, supported by Google.
Recent developments in AI have raised questions of both a practical and conceptual nature for Intellectual Property (IP) law, especially in light of the unprecedented uptake of Generative AI tools in the last twelve months. This three-part Colloquium is convened to provide experts from industry, academia, and the public sector with a forum to discuss current developments and the issues they raise in a candid and exploratory manner in order to set an agenda for future work.
In particular, the Colloquium aimed to:
- Foster evidence-based, forward-thinking, multi-stakeholder dialogue on IP, creativity, and the law in the age of AI more broadly, including creators/rights-holders, data companies, app developers, and others.
- Seed a regional community of experts researching and promoting AI-ready legal regimes, with a focus on intellectual property and copyright in particular.
- Produce a number of short reports, blog posts, and a journal special issue in a reputable IP or Law & Tech journal.
Building on the first exploratory workshop held on 6 December 2023 which identified the need to “map” the interface between AI and IP, this Colloquium attempted systematically to explore emerging issues at the AI/IP interface (with particularly regard to current developments including multimodal Generative AI) and to solicit greater regional participation. The topics covered included:
- Mapping the AI/IP Interface
- AI, IP, and the Big Questions
- IP Law Reform and Technical Approaches to IP Protection
We thank all participants who travelled from various regions to share their valuable insights, ideas, and questions. Your contributions to the discussions on conventional and unconventional approaches to the substantive questions facing the various ecosystem players were invaluable. We look forward to continuing this important dialogue on AI and IP law in the next two workshops.
Last updated on 06 Sep 2024 .