Artificial intelligence: the end of legal protection of personal data and intellectual property? : research on the countering effects of data protection and IPR on the regulation of artificial intelligence systems

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence systems have gained notoriety for changing (and having a great potential) to further change the way we live. The use of AI impacts the rights and freedoms of natural persons necessitating the revision of various laws relevant to AI. This research considers the intersection of data protection and intellectual property law as it impacts the rights and freedoms of natural persons. This research argues that data protection and intellectual property law interrelate in such a manner that the (non) regulation of one legal field might (negatively) impact the other. This research examines some of these issues, (including data reidentification) and further proposes the redefinition of the concept of personal data as a means of ensuring that the application of data protection and intellectual property law to AI does not limit the development, adoption, and use of AI.