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ARTICLE · 20 SEPTEMBER 2022

Artificial Intelligence And Copyright Law-The Authorship Quandary

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the simulation and augmentation of human intelligence demonstrated by machines.

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Gautam Razdan
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Kanupriya Chawla
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the simulation and augmentation of human intelligence demonstrated by machines. It has the potential to revolutionise the world and is set to become the most impactful human innovation in history. However, it has been remarkably challenging to determine the author of an AI-generated work and the ongoing technological revolution exacerbates the impending need to investigate the confluence of copyright law and AI. This article endeavours to explore three prospective contenders with respect to the ownership of the AI-generated works:

  • AI
  • Developer of AI
  • User of AI

The first alternative is for the AI to be granted ownership. However, the current copyright legal framework all across the globe does not enable the AI to be deemed as the owner. Conferring such ownership to AI potentially props up newer hurdles such as AI's lack of legal personhood.

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