The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on 18th September 2020 launched “WIPO: AI and IP, A Virtual Experience” exhibition. This online exhibition by WIPO claims to provide an interactional experience for IP enthusiasts. It is a one-of-a-kind immersive online exhibition that uses the latest 360-degree scanning technology to foster a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between IP policy and AI and the questions facing policymakers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being employed across industries to drive important developments. In an effort to acknowledge the impact of AI, this exhibition offers visitors an interactive opportunity to discover this radical new technology, while exploring some of the many ways AI promises to transform culture and industry.
WIPO has been phenomenal in exploring the latest worldwide developments in the creative industries sector brought by digital technologies such as AI and this virtual exhibition seems to be one of the latest efforts by WIPOs.
In the words of the Director-General of WIPO, “This exhibition is part of a larger process of WIPO’s engagement with AI, where we are having a conversation among many stakeholders to explore and develop the questions arising from the impact of AI on IP policy. We hope users find the exhibition both educational and entertaining.”
The exhibition was unveiled during the Sept. 16-18 WIPO Conference on the Global Digital Content Market.
AI intersects with IP in numerous ways; therefore, it is imperative to assess the impact of AI on the creation, production, and distribution of economic and cultural goods and services. In September 2019, WIPO started the Conversation on IP and Al, with a view to collectively formulating the questions that policymakers need to ask. In December 2019, WIPO started a public consultation process on AI and IP policy, inviting feedback on an issues paper designed to help define the most-pressing questions likely to face IP policymakers as AI increases in importance. More than 250 submissions were received from the widest possible global audience. Intepat IP too was one among them. The draft submitted by Intepat IP can be accessed here.
The revised issues paper was the basis of the second session of the WIPO Conversation on IP and Al in July 2020, which was a virtual meeting attended by over 2000 people in more than 130 countries.
This virtual exhibition organized by WIPO can be seen as an endeavor in continuation of the above efforts.
The exhibition is hosted virtually inside WIPO’s premises, including the WIPO library in 360-degree footage that serves as the background for the AI displays.
The exhibition focuses on examples of the use of AI in art, music, technology, and entertainment, and asks numerous questions that allow IP enthusiasts to deliberate on the underlying issues for the existing IP systems. Exhibits include art created by humanoid robotic artist Ai-Da, a song that won an international AI Song Contest, and a game that helps a neural network recognize doodles.
The exhibition will be open for viewing from September 18, 2020, until December 18, 2020.
