Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property:
Evolving Justification of Lockean and Hegelian Perspectives
Lammata Ashish Kumar1 , Lakshmi Charan2* , Vallimireddy Abhinav Deep Dora3 , Bhagavatula Naga Sai Sriram3 , Pamarthi Satyanarayana4 , and
Subramanian Udayakumar4
Abstract. The concept of ownership of intellectual property and liability in infringement of intellectual property are actually the two sides of same coin. This article specifically explores the philosophical and jurisprudential justifications for Intellectual property ownership and corresponding liability, while throwing light on the evolving contemporary challenges by Artificial Intelligence development. Justification by its literal meaning, doesn’t mean to intend that the classical theories should be forcefully interpreted to accommodate Artificial Intelligence within their scope, but to extend them to the extent where they are liberal enough to test the validity of the technological advancement within the scope of intellectual property protection. By stitching classical theories and contemporary legal complications together, it aims to determine the vibrant nature of Intellectual property jurisprudence and its capability to adapt keeping in view of new technological possibilities in the circumstances where Artificial Intelligence is being integrated into creative and inventive processes requiring a reassessment of theoretical foundations of Lockean Natural Rights and Labour theory and Personality oriented based justification of Hegel perspectives on intellectual property. The arguments for ownership and liability lies in the powerful expositions relevant towards the justification of intellectual property basing on the entitlement of fruits of technological labour exercised by the Artificial Intelligence and matters of personality identification with the works generated.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, intellectual property, theories on intellectual property, natural rights, personality