In the Asia-Pacific region, governments are grappling with AI technologies, striving to balance regulation and encouragement of AI development through existing IP regimes and new legal frameworks.
Critical questions arise regarding intellectual property and AI: Can AI models be protected? Must copyright owners be human? Do AI training programs infringe copyrights?
Some APAC countries adopt a non-binding approach by using existing principles for AI regulation, while others are moving towards drafting specific AI regulations.
In New Zealand, courts have ruled AI cannot be an inventor or an author under current Patents and Copyright laws, necessitating clarity on ownership for computer-generated works.
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