Copyright And Intellectual Property

With the advent of artificial intelligence ("AI"), more substantial changes to the way we live in private and in society will occur, which itself implies that the legislation and institutions that govern us will need to fit the upcoming mutations. One of the areas in which changes will exist – and where changes, although still budding, have already happened – is in the production of works, for which in this article we will exclusively analyze copyrights in relation to the use of AI for the production of works.

Before addressing our central topic, it is essential to reference the Dark Forest Theory of the Internet. The main idea of this theory is that the Internet is plagued by bots and AI-generated content and, as a consequence, 'real people' are increasingly confined to enclosed spaces where there are more entry barriers that prevent access to non-human agents (Appleton, 2023). This concern will seep into other areas of human life, as it's currently happening in