BEIJING: A forum on intellectual property in the age of artificial intelligence convened in Beijing on Wednesday, grappling with the legal and regulatory challenges in the rapidly evolving field.
The event, held as part of the Global Digital Economy Conference 2024, brought together legal professionals, prosecutors and representatives from technology companies and academia.
Beijing prosecutors warned of criminal risks related to IP protection, personal information security, computing system security and data security in the AI industry, aiming to guide its healthy development.
Qi Zhiguo, deputy chief prosecutor of the People’s Procuratorate of Beijing, emphasized the importance of building Beijing into a global leader in AI innovation.
The forum also witnessed a collaborative effort between the Beijing Intellectual Property Office, the Beijing Internet Court and the Beijing International Data Exchange.
Their online platforms were linked, facilitating the streamlined registration, application and protection of IP data.
The collaboration aims to ensure that data flows are secure, while also reducing the cost of protecting intellectual property rights.
A central theme of the forum was the question of authorship in AI-generated works. Experts debated whether AI should be recognized as a legal author or creator. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
