10th Session of the WIPO Conversation on IP & Frontier Technologies, AI Output: To Protect, or Not to Protect – that is the IP Question

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the Tenth Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies (formerly WIPO Conversation on IP and AI) on 5 and 6 November 2024.

The theme of the tenth session is “AI Output: To Protect, or Not to Protect—That is the IP Question.” The session aims to bring together stakeholders to discuss inter alia the relationship between AI-generated content and IP, evaluate current practices, and propose practical solutions.

The agenda comprises the following topics:

• From patentability dilemmas to copyright conundrums: Economic perspective.
• Current copyright landscape: Where does AI fit in?
• Pay per use? AI outputs, training data and the infringement question.
• Deepfakes, cheap fakes, voice jacking and other AI manipulations.
• Technical cooperation for the benefit of all.
• Connecting the dots: Industry solutions to identify AI outputs.

The list of speakers is available here. The event will be held in a hybrid format. Registration was open for WIPO members & Observers (onsite) and a wider audience (virtual). If you haven’t registered, the live webcast of the session will be available here.

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