Should generative Artificial Intelligence be regulated?

Subject : Science and Tech

Section :Awareness in IT

What is the legal framework on which generative AI rests, and who owns content?

The U.S. Copyright Office’s guidance on generative AI only recognises copyright for works created by people.
While in India (presently there is no law or regulations specifically for generative AI), the copyright of authorship of a work was jointly given to a person and generative AI. After controversy the withdrawal notice was issued to the human co-author.

European Union’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act:

The Act’s central approach is the classification of AI tech based on the level of risk they pose to the “health and safety or fundamental rights” of a person. There are four risk categories in the Act— unacceptable, high, limited and minimal.
There is a provision for ‘conformity assessments’ — algorithmic impact assessments to analyze data sets fed to AI tools, biases, how users interact with the system, and the overall design and monitoring of system outputs.
Important provisions related to generative AI:
- If something is generated through generative AI tools, then it needs to be tagged as material generated by an AI tool.
- One should provide at least a short summary of the training material used, which is important from a copyright perspective.

Where does global AI governance currently stand?

The U.S. does not currently have comprehensive AI regulation. A Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (AIBoR) has been released by the US government.
China has come out with some of the world’s first nationally binding regulations targeting specific types of algorithms and AI.
- It enacted a law to regulate recommendation algorithms with a focus on how they disseminate information.
- China’s Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which drafted the rules, told companies to “promote positive energy”, to not “endanger national security or the social public interest” and to “give an explanation” when they harm the legitimate interests of users.

Source: TH